With his latest heroic performance, Lionel Messi once again proves he is not human.

Messi had just scored four goals in a Champions League match against Arsenal. He was one of the two best players in the world at the moment, and he had just won the

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Ballon d'Or for his efforts.When he faced Wenger's Gunners, he gave a remarkable performance. A game that demonstrated how Messi had graduated from discussions of

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what period of football he belonged to and into the history books of the sport as a whole. He was just a young man of 21. Wenger crowned him the greatest player of all

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time the following season.A lot of people consider him the best player ever. The analogy to a PlayStation is apt. Whatever mistake we make, he can

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capitalize on," the great French coach continued.If nothing bad occurs to him in the next six or seven years, he has the potential to achieve incredible things.

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So he did, and that was that. Over 350 of Messi's goals for Barca came during the seven years following the thrashing of Arsenal. He ended up with a historic treble, which

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included two more Champions Leagues. Five more La Liga titles, three more European Golden Shoes, and four more Ballon d'Ors were also won.This occurred in a mere seven years.

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Close to 13 years have passed since Wenger first compared Messi to a PlayStation player. The 35-year-old Argentina has already won everywhere in football.

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PSG had blown a two-goal lead at home against Lille, and they were now facing the possibility of a fourth straight loss.

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The game was tied late thanks to Kylian Mbappe's efforts, but Lionel Messi had a chance to win it with a free-kick from a dangerous position.

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