Lionel Messi snubbed from Ligue 1 Team of the Season as door opens to Barcelona return

Lionel Messi was overlooked for the Ligue 1 Team of the Season after his dad admitted he "hopes" his son returns to Barcelona "some day".

The Argentine has netted just six domestic goals across 26 appearances – including twice at Montpellier this weekend - since his move to the Parc des Princes from Barcelona last summer. PSG completed their Ligue 1 title success in April but fans are so disillusioned with their side at the moment that they did not want to celebrate the triumph with the players.

That followed the supporters' major protest at a Ligue 1 clash against Rennes in which they blasted the 'overpaid mercenaries' on their books and attacked the board. Further, Mauricio Pochettino was booed by large sections of the home crowd when his name was read out ahead of kick-off before the title was secured amid reports that he is set to leave the club.

In March, PSG fans booed Lionel Messi and Neymar during the club's first Ligue 1 match following their elimination from the Champions League by Real Madrid at the last-16 stage. The two South American superstars were jeered with every touch of the ball they had against Bordeaux. Those boos came just a day after PSG ultras called on president Nasser Al-Khelaifi to resign following their club's latest European humbling.

Messi’s frustrating season has seen him not including in Ligue 1’s official Team of the Season and while four of his teammates were included, his close friend and attacking partner Neymar was also excluded from the side.

Unsurprisingly, Kylian Mbappe leads the line for the Team of the Season and he is joined by three other PSG stars; captain Marquinhos, wing-back Nuno Mendes and, perhaps most surprisingly of all, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The