Club World Cup 2025: Lionel Messi poses with PSG jersey (photo) | OneFootball

Lionel Messi

On Sunday night, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami suffered a humiliating defeat in the round of 16 of the 2025 Club World Cup against PSG (4-0). Despite this painful reunion with his former club, the global football legend made a powerful gesture. He posed with PSG’s star-emblazoned European champions jersey alongside Ousmane Dembélé.

Time has worked its magic, and the Club World Cup draw brought Lionel Messi and PSG together in the round of 16 in Atlanta (4-0 for PSG) this Sunday. It was the perfect moment for Ousmane Dembélé to appear on Instagram with his friend and former FC Barcelona teammate (2017-2021). The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner took the opportunity to pose with the French international and the special edition PSG jersey, featuring the star that marks their European title clinched on May 31 in Munich against Inter (5-0). A photo that few PSG fans could have anticipated seeing.

As a reminder, Lionel Messi’s departure from PSG in June 2023 came as no surprise. It was due to his contract situation, but also because his Parisian adventure ended on a sour note. Beyond his mixed performances in the Champions League, Messi traveled to Saudi Arabia on what he thought was a day off after a match.

This led to confusion and anger from some PSG supporters. Messi apologized on Instagram, but the damage was done. Since then, the Argentine has often spoken about his discomfort during his two seasons in Paris.