Paris Saint-Germain have been eliminated from Coupe de France after losing 2-1 to Marseille. In the last minute of the match -- with the ball at his feet and several teammates in the opposite box -- Leo Messi chose to play three sideways passes instead of trying to create any danger.
Here's what it looked like.
Here's how the fans have reacted.
AbjaFCB (Twitter): "This is so damn funny. They kept passing the ball back to Messi like 'do something' and Messi was like 'nah'. He really doesn’t rate them."
Frenkie_Chief (Twitter): "A couple of seconds left for the game and Messi passes sideways instead of dribbling into the box or crossing. He doesn’t give a sh*t."
kenjiwyd_ (Twitter): "Nah this actually crazy. He'd never do this for Barca or Argentina."
CFC_Fah (Twitter): "Nah I'm convinced him and Neymar are doing it on purpose to piss off their ultras."
Bigabazz (Twitter): "Man can't stress himself again abeg. He was like 'Y'all do the magic yourselves'."
While it might be funny for the Barcelona fans to say that Messi doesn't care about PSG, it could be just that Leo wanted Sergio Ramos to transfer the ball to the opposite flank where there was more room to deliver a proper cross into the box. The centre-back simply didn't understand him.
To support this claim, here's Messi's final pass in this sequence.
One way or another, PSG are out of the cup for a second season in a row.
