It is still not the old Messi completely actually. But you all have a point that Messi is much better compared to last season. Messi can be his old version only if he returns to Barcelona but I don't know if he is thinking of it before his retirement. This is just the version of Messi which is close to his old performances. He needs to be consistent in the Champions League especially. Maybe drops in his form don't affect the team significantly in the Ligue 1 matches because of not having a real challenge. But the Champions League wouldn't forgive them if PSG don't play strongly as a team.
Although Messi's age is old for a professional soccer player, Messi's stamina and speed have also decreased considerably. But Messi still has technique
and passing accuracy a very high, so Messi is one of the star players who can lift PSG's performance. Especially this season, Messi has seen more of
an important role than the previous season. Maybe this season Messi is starting to adapt well, I hope Messi can also contribute to PSG when he plays
in the Champions League.
Moreover, the Champions League trophy is PSG's main target this season, but as long as Messi can work well with Neymar and Mbappe it should be
very difficult for other teams to stop PSG. Unfortunately Messi, Mbappe and Neymar often play selfishly when playing, especially when PSG are in
a position behind. I hope Galtier is different from Pochettino and can control the star players at PSG. We'll see if Messi this season can help PSG win
the Champions League trophy or not, we will be able to start seeing PSG's performance in the Champions League next week. I really hope PSG can show
a better performance in the Champions League this season.