Lionel Messi's PSG debut becomes most-watched French football match in Spain

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30-08-2021, 21:12

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INA – SOURCES

Lionel Messi's debut with Paris Saint-Germain averaged over 2 million viewers in Spain, making it the most-watched French football game in the country ever.

Messi, 34, finally made his first appearance for PSG in Sunday's 2-0 win over Reims following his move from Barcelona on a free transfer this summer.

The Argentina international replaced Neymar for the final 30 minutes, while Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe scored both goals for PSG.

Messi's debut was broadcast on the free-to-air channel Telecinco in Spain, with figures released on Monday revealing the match had an average audience of 2.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched programme in the country Sunday.

In total, over 6.7 million people tuned in to watch PSG's win at some point during the 90 minutes.