‘You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain’. This popular dialogue from the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight may not yet apply for Lionel Messi’s current predicament at PSG.
Yet it was a dark night indeed on Sunday for the Argentine star when Paris Saint Germain (PSG) lost 0-2 to Rennes. The match against Rennes brought the demigod crashing down to earth. As the boos rang around the Parc des Princes when his name was announced before that match, Messi seemed unperturbed. After 90 soul-sapping minutes, however, the jeers seemed to have gotten to him as he trudged back into the tunnel alone, shoulders drooping as the rest of his teammates stayed on the pitch to thank the home supporters after losing 0-2 to Rennes.
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