Why did Messi wear the number 10 at PSG?

The shirt number 10 belongs to Leo Messi for the first time at PSG. Yes, the legendary Argentine player who usually wears the number 30 with his new club recovered the jersey that made him immortal in Barcelona for Monday's game in the Coupe de France as an unexpected occasion. 

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In Paris Saint-Germain's home game against Nice, La Pulga wore the number 10 shirt usually worn by his friend Neymar, who was not called up for this match as he is still recovering from an ankle injury suffered last November.

Why did Messi play with the shirt number 10 at PSG? 

One of the particular rules of the French Cup is that all teams are required to have their starters wear numbers from 1 to 11, while substitutes must wear jerseys limited to number 25. For this reason, and since Neymar Jr. was not on the pitch, Lionel Messi was given the PSG 10, which awakened the nostalgia of thousands of Barça fans. 

This was Messi's second match in 2022. The first was on January 23 in the 4-0 win over Reims on matchday 22 of Ligue 1. On that day, La Pulga came on in the 63rd minute to replace Angel Di Maria.

The Coupe de France, France's traditional tournament in which 7,500 teams take part

This traditional cup, which began to be played in 1917 (13 years before Ligue 1), allows all teams affiliated with the FFF to compete. 

The curious thing is that it contemplates even the amateur levels and all territories belonging to France, which is why teams from New Caledonia, Tahiti, Mayotte, Reunion, Saint Pierre, and Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and French Guiana are taken into account. In other words, teams from different continents participate.

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