WATCH: Lionel Messi Receives Grand Reception From PSG Fans At Paris Airport

Messi and Neymar-less PSG faced their first defeat of the season earlier in the week.

Messi headed home to Argentina after FIFA World Cup win and has now returned to Paris to resume club duties.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi returned to Paris recently to resume his club duties. While he led Argentina to a historic World Cup victory in Qatar, he had then headed back home to celebrate the win and taken a break from his club duties. However, when Leo recently returned to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), he was given a warm welcome at the Paris Airport with thousands of supporters waiting to catch a glimpse and cheer for the World Cup winner.

The video of the same has surfaced online. The verified handle of El Graffico has shared one such clip which shows the love the Parisians have for the Argentinian superstar. 

"🏆 Lionel #Messi has already arrived in Paris 🇫🇷 to return to @PSG_inside and was received… with fireworks! 💥," the video was captioned.

Check out the video:

🏆 Lionel #Messi ya arribó a París 🇫🇷 para volver a @PSG_inside y fue recibido… ¡con fuegos artificiales! 💥 pic.twitter.com/LFiud6xIEK

— El Gráfico (@elgraficoweb) January 3, 2023

 

Messi and Neymar-less PSG face first defeat of the season

Earlier in the week, Ligue 1 giants PSG faced their first defeat of the season to Racing Club de Lens. Post a 3-1 win over current league table toppers, Lens defender Facundo Medina stated that the Paris club were missing the best player in the world in Messi.

"I don’t like talking about the rival, but they were missing the best player in the world. Do you still have doubts that Messi’s the best? I think it’s a strange question you’re asking me. We have to enjoy him," Medina said.

"I had my family here with me for the World Cup, I lived it with them and it was something incredible. We suffered, but like all Argentine fans, i’m more than happy with how everything turned out and with the group that was formed. Most of them did incredible and it makes me happy because I with most of them and that makes me very happy, I hope they continue that way," he added.

"They were missing Neymar too of course, but we try to look at our tools and from there try to make our game, beyond which player is in front of us. Today it was like that and I hope we continue this way," he stated.