Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the larger football players who has ever seen the world, but that did not stop him from suffering from heartbreaking defeats in his career. Another is ahead of the Inter Miami star against Paris Saint-Germain, who racete in a 4-0 lead in the FIFA Club World Cup Round-of-16 Clash in Atlanta.
The Luis Enrique team still has to do work in the second half to bring Messi's toughest defeat ever to a professional football match, although it is certainly within reach.
Bad days at the office for Messi
In his time playing for Barcelona, PSG, Inter Miami and Argentina, Messi has lost several times with a margin of four goals, but two heavier defeats stand out above the rest.
In April 2009, the 38-year-old was part of the Argentina team that suffered a 6-1 shock in the hands of Bolivia in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match in La Paz, known for its difficult circumstances at great heights.
Lionel Messi's heaviest loss ever in football
The worst loss of Messi, however, came in the 8-2 humiliation of Barcelona against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2020. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemie, the knockout phases of tires with one legs played in Lisbon, probably to Barça's relief.