Lionel Messi faces PSG dressing room backlash as he's accused of being a "burden"

Things have not gone to plan for Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain since his high-profile summer transfer from Barcelona.

The Argentine has netted just two domestic goals across 16 appearances since his move to the French capital this summer – and faced another frustrating evening as his side slumped to a 3-1 loss at Nantes on Saturday.

In November, Messi landed a record-breaking seventh Ballon d'Or title by scooping the 2021 accolade but reports have indicated that Messi is unhappy in Paris as he has failed to settle in the city and at the club for multiple reasons.

Messi's display was strongly criticised in the French press with daily L'Equipe ranking his performance as a miserly four out of 10.

Sergio Aguero, a close friend of Messi after their days together with the Argentina international team, has gone on an angry rant about the playmaker's treatment in the French press.

Kylian Mbappe's last-minute winner secured a first-leg victory over Real Madrid on Tuesday evening, even though Messi saw his penalty saved by Thibaut Courtois.

The Argentine superstar has now gone eight matches without scoring or providing an assist against the Spanish giants – something he will seek to rectify in the second leg.

While aspects of Messi’s performance were praised – as he provided several goal scoring opportunities for teammates – it was also evident that he was not at the peak of his powers from his Barcelona career.

As highlighted by reports in France, one of Messi's teammates showed their disdain with his defensive work rate during the encounter against Madrid.

Messi lost the ball and allowed the opponents to break up the pitch without backtracking, which caused Danilo Pereira to foul Vinicius Junior and accept the