Lionel Messi’s goal-scoring woes continued during Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 home fixture against Troyes on matchday 36.
Messi earned a start in the contest as a central attacking midfielder in PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino’s 4-2-3-1 setup. The Argentine forward went on to record one shot on target and also hit the woodwork twice.
Overall, Messi has hit the woodwork a total of 10 times in Ligue 1 so far in the campaign, which is the most such shots recorded by any player in Europe’s top five leagues this season.
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Following his two hits of the woodwork against Troyes this evening, Lionel Messi has now hit the frame of the goal 10 times in Ligue 1 this season – that's the most hits of the post by one player in the top 5 leagues in 2021/22.
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More so, no other player has hit the post more times in the same top-flight season than Messi since Opta began to collect this data back in the 2006-2007 campaign.
Messi still sits at four goals scored in Ligue 1 play this season, with his last such goal coming in the 1-1 draw result against RC Lens last month.
PSG is set to face off against Montpellier for its final away league fixture of the ongoing campaign.
