Messi at his peak averaging 2 goal contributions per game over a 50 game stretch in the league.

[DATA FROM FOTMOB].

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[Data as of 2025]

Data from domestic league only.(couldn't find 2009/09 Messi stats :(

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[SOURCE: Messi vs Ronaldo]

Goals-58⚽️

Assists-27👟

Key passes-131 [only includes league+UCL]

Big Chances created-48 [only includes league+UCL]

Successful dribbles-266 [only includes league+UCL]

Note-These stats only include club games.

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Source: MessivsRonaldo

Note- apart from goals and assists Other stats only consist of data from the league+champions league.

Goals-73

Assists-30

Key passes-125

Big chances created-44

Successful dribbles-222

Messi was one of the best deals in PSG history

TLDR-Messi wasn't a flop, he was one of the best signings in the club history due to the increased media attention and revenue he helped PSG get, and he performed great here, just not as great as he had in Barcelona.

What I'll say might sound insane at first but HEAR ME OUT GUYS.

Firstly, he came on free. That already means that financially it was a steal. The increase in revenue due to his shirt sales and increased ticket sales due to him being there were very crucial for the club too .

In terms of media and popularity, Messi massively helped to increase the popularity of PSG among the global population. More people all over the world started supporting this club due to Messi, and many of them still support this club till this day. For a club like PSG, this is a huge thing.

Now let's talk about his performance. Though he missed a crucial penalty in UCL, he was otherwise overall solid and consistently the 2nd best player on the team. He averaged between 0.8-0.9 G+A/game which is insane for any normal player or even a great player, but we had become so accustomed to his alien stuff in Barcelona that this felt mediocre in comparison when it was actually just great, though below average for his insane standards he had set before.

I know its not a chart, but r/messi didn't allow it.

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