Isaac Darko

updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM

• Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi will face Bayern Munich again later today
• Messi featured for Barcelona and mesmerised one of the best Bayern Munich defenders
• The Argentina captain will hope to replicate that form against the German Champions

An old clip of Lionel Messi turning and twisting Jerome Boateng in a Champions League game is circulating on social media.

The UCL will resume on Tuesday and the biggest game of the day is set to take place at the Parc des Princes when the champions of France and Germany lock horns.

It will be Paris Saint-Germain versus Bayern Munich in the first leg of their last-16 encounter.

Christophe Galtier has welcomed the news that Lionel Messi has fully recovered and will face the Bavarians in France.

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The 35-year-old missed PSG's defeat to Monaco with a hamstring problem, but is expected to start as he aims to replicate his old form against Julian Nagelsmann's side.

Messi, who was then playing for Barcelona, grabbed the headlines following their 3-0 triumph against Bayern Munich in 2015.

La Blaugrana scored all of their three goals in the final 13 minutes, but the quality of the irresistible MSN trident shone through.

The dribbling magician notched twice and Neymar rounded off the win at Camp Nou in a semi-final first-leg.

Messi's second goal of the night would go down as one of his most iconic Champions League goals - and one that Germany defender, Jerome Boateng will not enjoy rewatching.

Messi resumes training

Messi gave PSG a major boost ahead of the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Bayern Munich, Sports Brief reported.

The World Cup winner, who missed the 3-1 defeat at the hands of Monaco over the weekend, has returned to training with the Parisians.

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He will be expected to complement the efforts of Neymar, who is still yet to rediscover his pre-World Cup form after Brazil's quarter-final exit.

Messi could break Ronaldo records

The UCL clash is also a chance for Argentine genius, Messi to make up ground on his great rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.

With the Portuguese moving from Europe to the Middle East, the Argentine has the opportunity to claw his way towards some more feats and records.

Sports Brief has taken a look at the Ronaldo Champions League records in Messi's sights ahead of the weekend clash.