Argentinian star Lionel Messi wore his favorite number "10" for the first time with Paris Saint-Germain during the Round of 16 match in the French Cup against Nice on Monday. Messi had chosen to wear the jersey number "30" since joining PSG last summer from Barcelona, as the number "10," which he was accustomed to wearing with both Barcelona and the Argentina national team, was reserved for Brazilian star Neymar at the Parisian club.
However, Messi had to wear his preferred number in the cup match because the French Football Federation's regulations require all starting players in knockout matches to wear numbers from 1 to 11, as confirmed by the "goal" website, noting that the rules differ between Ligue 1 and cup matches. With Neymar absent due to injury in the match against Nice, it was an opportunity for Messi to wear the iconic number for the first time since joining Ligue 1.
Unfortunately, Messi wearing the number "10" did not bring good luck to his team, which lost to Nice in a penalty shootout (5-6) after ending the regular time in a goalless draw, thus exiting the cup competition in the Round of 16.
