Both Mbappe nor Messi could not do for the club what they did for the country in the World Cup. Messi, Mbappe, Ramos PSG's Champions League journey ended after losing to Bayern Munich. Once again the Champions League remained elusive Lionel Messi. He last won the trophy for Barcelona in 2015.

Messi-Mbappe needed to beat Bayern at home in the second leg to progress to the last eight. But in the end, PSG had to return empty-handed. Messi had to win at least 2-0 to go to the last eight. Bayern defeated PSG 2-0. Maxim Kopo-Moting gave the first blow to the old team PSG. Young star Nabri scored the second goal. Messi could not score a single goal against Bayern.

Qatari billionaire Nasser Al-Khelafi has spent a lot of money to win his club into the UEFA Champions League. After taking charge of PSG, his dream was to win the UEFA Champions League. For that purpose, he signed Messi, Neymar, Ramos, and Mbappe to the club. Even after changing the coach several times, that dream remained elusive. Messi's PSG left the Champions League after losing 3-0 in two legs. The team from Paris had to be knocked out in the pre-quarterfinals.