Messi broke his hoodoo,Italy had its renaissance,Sam Kerr went to another level and a 21-year-old from Melbourne became one of the biggest names in football.
Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain were originally drawn to face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United but UEFA had to perform the whole process again after a mistake.
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr finished third in the voting behind Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas while Lionel Messi was again the recipient of the men’s award.
Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah scored doubles for PSG and Liverpool respectively while Manchester City,Real Madrid and Ajax all recorded big wins.
The star recruit finally fired to break PSG’s long losing streak against City,while an 89th-minute strike gave Sheriff three points against the original Galacticos.
Making his first start for Paris,Messi hit the woodwork but was otherwise far from his brilliant best alongside the hugely disappointing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Elsewhere in Europe,Lionel Messi made a winning debut for PSG and Manchester United left it late against Wolves.
The 34-year-old is yet to feature for the French giants after joining them from Barcelona and he was presented to the fans ahead of PSG’s 4-2 home win over Strasbourg.
The Ballon d’Or holder wants to be king of Europe once more after signing an eye-watering deal with Qatar-backed French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
When the numbers associated with Lionel Messi’s signing began to filter through,it was enough to make a football purist’s eyes water,brain melt and heart drop.
The agreement to sign the 34-year-old Argentine is a major coup for wealthy PSG,who will add one of the best players of all time to an already formidable front line.