4 teams PSG superstar Lionel Messi has faced but hasn't scored against in his UEFA Champions League career × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football UEFA Champions League 2022-23 News 4 teams PSG superstar Lionel Messi has faced but hasn t scored against in his UEFA Champions League career By Aniket Rai Modified 07 Oct 2022 Follow Us Comment Share PSG's Lionel Messi has failed to score against just four teams in his UEFA Champions League career. Lionel Messi became the first footballer to score against 40 different teams in the Champions League when he netted in Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) 1-1 draw against Benfica on October 5. The goal at the Estadio da Luz was the 127th of his career in the competition in 159 games. The Argentine has played against 44 different teams in UEFA's premier competition and scored against 40 of them. However, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Rubin Kazan, and Udinese have kept Messi at bay whenever he comes up against them (h/t Transfermarkt) in the competition. Los Colchoneros have conceded 32 times to Messi in 39 domestic games but have kept him at bay in four Champions League encounters against him. I Nerazzurri have matched Atletico's record with regards to keeping the Argentina icon off the scoresheet on four separate occasions. Three of those games came in the 2009-10 season, where Lionel Messi failed to score or assist in both legs of his team's 3-1 aggregate loss in the semi-finals. He also failed to make a goal contribution against Inter in one of the fixtures in the group stage. Inter went on to win the trophy that season under manager Jose Mourinho. The Sweeper@SweeperPod Rubin KazanA mainstay of the RPL for two decades, defeat to Ufa on the final day of last season condemned the Kazan club to relegation.The two-time Champions League participants' biggest moment came when they shocked Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009/10, winning 2-1.13810 Rubin KazanA mainstay of the RPL for two decades, defeat to Ufa on the final day of last season condemned the Kazan club to relegation.The two-time Champions League participants' biggest moment came when they shocked Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009/10, winning 2-1. https://t.co/P0AGoRiXso Rubin Kazan's name is perhaps the most surprising inclusion on the list. The Russian team, led by manager Rinat Bilyaletdinov, were drawn in the same group as Barca in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. They took four points off Barcelona in the first instance, including an iconic 2-1 win at Camp Nou. Kazan managed a draw in the next campaign but lost at Camp Nou via a 2-0 margin. Messi did not score or assist in any of those matches. The last team on the list, Udinese, faced the mesmeric Argentine just once - in the group stages of the 2005-06 season. Lionel Messi played 70 minutes but failed to make a tangible impact in their 4-1 win against the Italian side on September 28, 2005. He was an unused substitute in the reverse fixture. In total, Lionel Messi has played a total of 13 games against these four teams - all for Barcelona. PSG star Lionel Messi s favorite UEFA Champions League opponents The distinction of conceding the most goals to Messi in the UEFA Champions League rests with Arsenal. He has scored nine goals and assisted a further two in just six games against them. UEFA Champions League@ChampionsLeagueRECORD: Messi has now scored against 40 different teams in this competition #UCL152032032RECORD: Messi has now scored against 40 different teams in this competition #UCL https://t.co/ON0GOjzDFr Messi has played against AC Milan on a similar number of occasions, managing eight goals and one assist against them. He boasts eight goals and three assists against Celtic in eight matches as well. The Glasgow-based giants are also one of fourteen teams that have not let Cristiano Ronaldo score past them, doing so in three matches. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ritwik Kumar × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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