Laurens’s comments come after PSG failed to overcome the OGC Nice challenge in the French Cup Round of 16 on Monday. The Parisians went down on penalties after the game finished goalless after extra time.
Messi started for PSG alongside compatriot Mauro Icardi, but couldn’t affect the proceedings as the French giants crashed out of the competition.
Speaking of the former Barcelona star’s performances in France so far, Laurens told ESPN FC:
He added:
Lionel Messi joined PSG as Griezmann moved back to Atletico Madrid in the 2021 summer transfer window
With Barcelona struggling to balance their books, they had to let go of their two biggest stars in Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann in the same transfer window. While the Argentine joined PSG on a free transfer, Griezmann returned to Atletico on a year-long loan.
Messi hasn’t quite set the French first division on fire, scoring six and assisting as many for the Parisians across competitions. However, five of those goals have come in Europe, meaning the Argentine has fared poorly in the French league.
Griezmann, on the other hand, has eight goals and three assists for the Rojiblancos in all competitions. Thus it could be argued that the Frenchman has fared slightly better than his former Barcelona teammate in domestic competition. In the Champions League, however, the PSG forward has five goals as compared to Griezmann’s four.
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