Lionel Messi Dons Number 10 Jersey Once Again! Here's Why Argentine Wore Neymar's Number During PSG vs Nice French Cup 2021-22

Lionel Messi was back to donning the number 10 jersey once again and that too at PSG. To everyone's surprise, Messi was seen wearing Neymar's number during the round of 16 match. As one may recall ever since Messi has joined PSG in 2021, he has worn number 30, with which he debuted for Barcelona way back in 2004. The fans couldn't stop wondering as to why Messi wore number 10. So Neymar was missing from the squad due to an injury and as per the rules of  Coupe de France, the players in the starting XI must wear traditional 1-11 numbers - with subs wearing numbers below 25. PSG 0-0 Nice (5-6 Penalties), French Cup 2021-22: Lionel Messi Returns As Parisians Exit Coupe de France (Watch Video Highlights). 

Lionel Messi joined PSG in August 2021 and back then Neymar had even been offered number 10 from the PSG striker. But Messi politely declined the offer and chose to wear number 30. A few fans became quite nostalgic watching Messi donning number 10 once again. The pictures of  Messi's number 10 jersey went viral on social media. A few of them also gave out the real reason for Messi donning number 10 jersey during the game.

Check out the tweets below:

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Messi wearing number 10

Talking about the match, Lionel Messi's PSG crashed out of the French Cup after Messi's penalty was saved by goalkeeper Marcin Bulka. The Ligue 1 giants lost the match on penalties by 5-6.

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