Lionel Messi Speaks Of Champions League Win At Paris St-Germain

However, Messi is aware that in order to win the trophy for the fifth time, he may have to face Barcelona along the way, and admits that playing in PSG's colors at the Nou Camp would be "very strange."

Lionel Messi stated that he hopes to win the Champions League again after joining Paris Saint-Germain, adding, “I think we have the team to do it here.”

The 34-year-old Argentina’s captain won four Champions League titles with Barcelona, the most recent in 2015. PSG is still looking for their first title in the competition, having been defeated by Bayern Munich in the final in 2020.

“My goal and my dream is to win the Champions League once more,” Messi stated as he was unveiled as a PSG player.

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Messi left Barcelona, which he joined when he was 13 years old because the club couldn’t afford a new contract under La Liga’s financial fair play rules. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, having scored 672 goals in 778 games for the Catalan giants.

The world-class footballer won the Ballon d’Or six times and 35 trophies during his time at the Nou Camp, but he is excited to “begin this new chapter of my life” after a “difficult” departure from Barcelona.

“It was a difficult change after so long a time,” he told reporters at the Parc des Princes. “But the moment I arrived here, I felt very happy and I really want to begin the training sessions. I want it to be quick.

“My only will now is to begin the training sessions. I want to work with the staff and teammates and begin this new moment of my life. I have this will to play. I am really impatient. I still want to win, as I did the first moment of my career.

“I feel this club is ready to fight for all the trophies. This is my goal, I want to keep growing and keep winning titles and that is why I came to this club.”

Adding Messi to an already talented squad is a significant step forward in PSG’s quest to reach the European summit.

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Lionel Messi spoke to reporters at the Parc des Princes alongside PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi / Photo credit Getty Images

After losing to Manchester City in the semi-finals of last season’s Champions League, the Parisians – who also lost their Ligue 1 title to Lille – have brought in Champions League winners Sergio Ramos, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Lionel Messi.

However, Messi is aware that in order to win the trophy for the fifth time, he may have to face Barcelona along the way, and admits that playing in PSG’s colors at the Nou Camp would be “very strange.”

Adding Messi to an already talented squad is a significant step forward in PSG’s quest to reach the European summit.

After losing to Manchester City in the semi-finals of last season’s Champions League, the Parisians – who also lost their Ligue 1 title to Lille – have brought in Champions League winners Sergio Ramos, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Lionel Messi.

However, Messi is aware that in order to win the trophy for the fifth time, he may have to face Barcelona along the way, and admits that playing in PSG’s colors at the Nou Camp would be “very strange.”

“Barcelona is my home – I have been there since I was a kid and I’ve lived so many things there. I don’t know if we are going to face each other – it would be very nice to go back to Barcelona.

“It will be very strange to play at home there in Barcelona with another shirt but it can happen and we will see,” he added.

Messi’s arrival in Paris completes one of history’s most formidable attacking lines. The South American is set to play alongside the two most expensive players in history, former Barcelona teammate Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, in PSG’s frontline.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi believes that bringing Messi to the club will be critical in keeping Mbappe, whose contract expires in 2022.

“He wanted a competitive team and I think we have the most competitive in the world, so there is no excuse for him now – he can’t do anything else but stay,” said Al-Khelaifi.

Defending the club’s spending, Al-Khelaifi added: “What you as a media need to focus is not only the negative side but the positive side he will bring to the club.

“We checked with our financial people and knew that we could sign him. Through it all, we look at financial fair play and always we will fulfill financial fair play regulations.”

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