Ranking Lionel Messi's best moments at Paris Saint-Germain ahead of departure and potential Barcelona return

The legendary Argentine leaves Paris and French soccer after two years

Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentina international will feature at Parc des Princes for the final time this weekend and bid farewell to the French giants and Ligue 1 after two seasons in the capital. Messi, 35, departs as a two-time Championnat winner and played a significant role in that with title-clinching goals in each of his two campaigns. Sure, it has not necessarily played out how we might have imagined it and PSG have not hit the heights expected of them, but the former Barcelona man did have some moments of magic in France which it is important to not lose sight of ahead of leaving. With Barcelona, Inter Miami and Saudi Arabia considered the most likely destinations, we look at five of his best from his spell with Les Parisiens.

Earlier this season, Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar clicked away from home and helped Christophe Galtier's men to a 7-1 thumping of 2021 champions Lille OSC. It was just months before the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar and PSG started the term phenomenally well and immediately hit top spot which they have never relinquished. Little did we know then that this was as good as it would get in terms of the trio combining and producing scintillating soccer, although the result and performance look more impressive when you consider their later slump and how LOSC have been a difficult side to come up against this season. Messi, individually, enjoyed another high point in the home win over Lille by scoring a dramatic late free-kick winner in a wild 4-3 victory.