Lionel Messi suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat with Inter Miami at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the 2025 Club World Cup, in a match played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Flea started the match, but the difference in quality decided the match in favor of Paris Saint-Germain from the first half, when Luis Enrique’s team managed to score four goals in the first 45 minutes.
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This defeat raised many questions about Messi’s defeats in his career, whether with Barcelona or the Argentine national team, and whether they rank among the worst and biggest in the history of one of football’s most important legends.
What was the biggest defeat in Messi’s career?
Messi’s 8-2 loss with Barcelona to Bayern Munich in the 2020 Champions League quarterfinals was the heaviest defeat ever in the Argentine star’s career.
This disastrous defeat was one of the reasons for Messi’s subsequent departure from Barcelona, ​​as it opened the door to revealing many facts about the sporting and economic situation at Barça, ultimately leading to the club’s inability to pay its legend’s salary and not renewing his contract in the summer of 2021.
Argentina’s 6-1 loss to Bolivia in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers is the second-heaviest defeat of Messi’s career. This happened in 2009, when the player was only 22 years old.
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Messi’s 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain with Inter Miami is the third-heaviest defeat of his career, but this particular result has been repeated more than once.
Messi has lost 4-0 with Barcelona to Liverpool in the famous comeback, to Bayern Munich in 2013, and to Paris Saint-Germain in 2016. He also lost 4-0 with Argentina to Germany in the 2010 World Cup.
Messi’s Biggest Defeats
Bayern Munich 8 x 2 Barcelona – 2020 Champions League
Bolivia 6 x 1 Argentina – 2010 World Cup Qualifiers
Inter Miami 0 x 4 Paris Saint-Germain – 2025 Club World Cup
Liverpool 4 x 0 Barcelona – 2019 Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain 4 x 0 Barcelona – 2017 Champions League
Bayern Munich 4 x 0 Barcelona – 2013 Champions League
Germany 4 x 0 Argentina – 2010 World Cup
