The highly anticipated clash between PSG and Real Madrid had one more element of controversy with Lionel Messi getting ready to face Los Blancos one more time and for the first occasion since his move to Les Parisiens.
When the stakes were higher, the footballer had a golden chance to give his team the lead against Los Blancos, as the game's ref awarded PSG a penalty kick due to a foul by Dani Carvajal against Kylian Mbappé. Some believed that Mbappé should have taken the penalty, but in the end it was Messi who took the responsibility of trying to score.
Unfortunately, the former Blaugrana ace was unable to put the ball past Thibaut Courtois, as his left-footed shot was saved by the Belgian ace and cleared away from Real Madrid's box swiftly.
Have a look at Messi's unfortunate shot against Courtois (Image might be geo-restricted).
¡Lo paró Courtois!
— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) February 15, 2022
Messi no pudo aprovechar la oportunidad para poner el primero. ¡Seguimos sin goles! @PSG_espanol 0-0 @realmadrid#TuChampions | #PSG | #RealMadrid
¡EN VIVO!
TUDN y @univision
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With this save, Thibaut Courtois made history for Real Madrid, as he accomplished something no other Los Blancos shot-stopper had done before.
22 - Thibaut Courtois has saved 22 of the last 23 shots on target he has faced in the @ChampionsLeague (70th minute), including the penalty saved from Lionel Messi , the first time he has missed a penalty against Real Madrid (six goals from seven penalty kicks). Giant. pic.twitter.com/FvVUwB3Uqf
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 15, 2022