Only one team was on the pitch, with PSG scored three goals in the final nine minutes of the first half to book their place in the last eight of the Club World Cup. With Ousmane Dembele getting back into the team, Luis Enrique will also have a side back at full strength when he needs it most. A scary proposition for teams around the world.

Messi's relationship with PSG is far from perfect. He memorably aimed a dig at the Ligue 1 club, claiming he did not receive recognition for winning the World Cup. "I was the only player that didn't receive recognition from the club compared to my 25 other teammates," he told Olga.

For all the hullabaloo and hype surrounding Lionel Messi’s return to Atlanta for the Club World Cup round of 16 clash against PSG, the Inter Miami maestro wasn’t the only player, past or present, with ties to the French side.