Lionel Messi: PSG star set to beat Alves, Iniesta as world's most decorated football star

Lionel Messi is set to win his 42nd major title as a footballer if PSG wins Ligue 1

Lionel Messi: PSG star set to beat Alves, Iniesta as world's most decorated football star

Akan Anwankwo 10:08 - 22.05.2023

Lionel Messi will become joint-top player with the most trophies if PSG wins Ligue 1. The Argentine superstar won the World Cup and Copa America in 2022.

Lionel Messi is set to become to the most decorated player in football history should Pars Saint-Germain emerge Ligue 1 champions.

The Argentine icon has won 41 trophies in his career and would equal Dani Alves’ record of 42 if the French league title remains in Paris.

Messi’s collection

Lionel Messi | Pulse Sports

Former Barcelona stars Andres Iniesta and Maxwell have won 39 amd 37 trophies respectively, leaving them in third and fourth position.

Among the trophies in Messi’s cabinet includes the World Cup and Copa America which he won in the past year, then four Champions Legaue titles, 10 La Liga trophies, Club World Cup and many more.

PSG’s edge closer to another title

PSG took a step closer in winning the Ligue 1 title following their 2-1 over Auxerre with Kylian Mbappe scoring a brace and Messi assiting one.

The Parisians are now six points above their closest rival Lens with two games left to play and a win for PSG win earn them the league title as well as Messi’s second since joining the club last summer.

Messi’s future at PSG

However, it is unlikely for the 7-time Ballon d’Or winner to stay beyond the summer at Parc des Princes after fans demanded that he should leave the club.

Messi recently flew to Saudi Arabia for a commercial without the club’s permission as fans staged a protest asking the Argentine to the club.

Barcelona are already preparing to accept their former captain back to the Camp Nou with several reports liniking him to his boyhood club.

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