📸 PSG face Miami: reunion with Messi sends social media into meltdown
Lionel Messi is (already) reuniting with PSG: Inter Miami will face Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. La Pulga will therefore go head-to-head with the club he has criticized so much since his departure.
On social media, this match-up, which feels like a revenge game (for both sides?), has obviously set the fans on fire. Between humor, nostalgia, and settling scores: a review of tweets!
In your opinion, what will be the final score of the Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami match?
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