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'He f***ed me up... he wanted to kill me and I wanted to go home!' Leandro Paredes reveals how he incurred Lionel Messi's wrath with snide comment in heated PSG vs Barcelona clash... before they buried the hatchet when Argentine star joined him in Paris PSG thrashed Barcelona in Champions League last-16 during 2020-21 season Argentine team-mates Messi and Paredes were on opposite sides during the tie Paredes has revealed how a comment he made got Messi worked into a rage Messi would join his international colleague in Paris at the end of that season
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A furious Lionel Messi 'wanted to kill' Leandro Paredes after overhearing an off-hand remark by his fellow Argentine during a heated Champions League clash.
The pair are now team-mates for both country and club Paris Saint-Germain but their relationship was frayed when Messi's Barcelona lost to the French club in the 2021 Champions League last-16.
A Kylian Mbappe-inspired PSG thrashed Barcelona 4-1 in the first leg at the Nou Camp, despite Messi converting a penalty to hand the hosts a first-half lead.
Leandro Paredes incurred the wrath of Lionel Messi when Paris Saint-Germain played Barcelona in the Champions League last-16 in 2021