Lionel Messi on Saturday became the most decorated player with 43 trophies after PSG tied with Strasbourg to win the Ligue 1 title. Only his former Barcelona teammate Dani Alves has as many titles.
Messi also surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s record (495) for most goals in Europe’s top five leagues. The Argentine now has 496. With a 1-1 draw at the Stade de la Meinau, PSG won an unprecedented 11th Ligue 1 title.
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The 2022 World Cup winner scored in the 59th minute. He converted a brilliant assist by Kylian Mbappe to open the scoring for Christopher Galtier and company. Messi now has a FIFA World Cup and Copa America trophy, three UEFA Champions League wins, three FIFA Club World Cup titles, 10 La Liga trophies, two in Ligue 1, three UEFA Super Cup wins, seven Copa del Reys titles, eight Supercopa de Espanas, one French Super Cup and one Finalissima.
In the 2022/23 Ligue 1 season for PSG, he has scored 16 goals and provided as many assists in 31 appearances. Messi joined the French club in 2020-21 to complete a lethal trio with Neymar Jr and Mbappe. However, the three failed to get their team a maiden Champions League title.
Messi was suspended for two weeks for traveling to Saudi Arabia without PSG’s permission. Fans chanted against him. The 35-year-old is expected to move out of Paris in the coming weeks.
He might return to Barcelona. A lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia could see Messi join Ronaldo.
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Here is a list of the most decorated players:
Lionel Messi (43 trophies)
Dani Alves (43 trophies)
Maxwell (37 trophies)
Andres Iniesta (37 trophies)
Ryan Giggs (36 trophies)
Kenny Dalglish (35 trophies)
Gerard Pique (35 trophies)
Cristiano Ronaldo (34 trophies)
Vitor Baia (34 trophies)
Karim Benzema (34 trophies)
Xavi (33 trophies)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (32 trophies)
