Watch: Close Shave! Pitch Invader Nearly Takes Out Lionel Messi During PSG-Bayern Munich Clash In UEFA Champions League

It was a disappointing outing for Lionel Messi as PSG crashed out of the UEFA Champions League following a loss against Bayern Munich in the Round Of 16 stages of the tournament. The Argentine superstar was unable to impact the game and was almost taken down by a pitch invader who was able to trick the on-field security. With PSG trailing 0-2 against German champions Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich, a fan ran towards Messi and almost crashed with the footballer as he slipped in front of him. Security personnel quickly rushed into the field and took control of the situation.

A pitch invader tried to slide tackle Messi after the game yesterdayBut Messi just side-stepped the tackle and kept walking onThis man used to dribble past Ramos, Pepe, Vidic and Van Dijk. What was the fan thinking pic.twitter.com/FsBySjTJBO

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club as Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in their last-16 second leg to reach the quarter-finals.

Choupo-Moting, who featured for PSG in their 1-0 Champions League final loss to Bayern in Lisbon in 2020, sidefooted the ball home after Thomas Mueller dispossessed Marco Verratti inside his own penalty area.

Substitute Serge Gnabry scored in the 89th minute to wrap up a 3-0 aggregate victory for the six-time European champions.

Bayern reached the last eight for the 13th time in 15 years, while PSG will need to wait at least another season to lift the coveted trophy for the first time.

Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann told DAZN his side "needed the crowd" to help them past PSG's "brutal quality" in the opening half.

"In the second half we were much better than our opponents and