Lionel Messi has won the UEFA Champions League four times, all with Barcelona. He was part of the club’s 2005/06 winning campaign. However, injury kept him out of that final. He then played in Barcelona’s victories in 2009, 2011 and 2015. He did not win the competition with Paris Saint-Germain.
Which years did Messi win the Champions League?
- 2005/06: Barcelona beat Arsenal 2-1 in the final. Messi played during the campaign. However, injury kept him out of the final squad.
- 2008/09: Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0. Messi scored the second goal with a header.
- 2010/11: Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1. Messi scored Barcelona’s second goal.
- 2014/15: Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1. Messi played in the final, although he did not score.
That distinction matters: UEFA counts Messi as a three-time final winner, in 2009, 2011 and 2015, and notes that he was also a regular in Barcelona’s 2006 title-winning side but was absent from the final squad. Overall, he was part of four Barcelona Champions League title campaigns.
Did Messi win the Champions League with PSG?
No. Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 and left for Inter Miami in 2023. PSG did not win the Champions League during his time there. He did not play in a 2022 final against Chelsea, nor did he win a 2024 final with PSG. He had already left the club before the 2023/24 season.
His four titles therefore remain Barcelona titles. The 2006 injury explains why some lists describe him as a three-time Champions League final winner while others say he has four Champions League medals.
Why do some records say three finals and others say four titles?
The difference is between being part of a winning campaign and appearing in the final. UEFA records three final victories for Messi: 2009, 2011 and 2015. Barcelona also won in 2006, when Messi was a regular player during the campaign. An injury then kept him out of the final squad. So the answer depends on the question: he was part of four winning campaigns, but he took part in three winning finals.
How does his European scoring record compare?
His Champions League impact was not limited to those trophies. UEFA credits Messi with 120 goals for Barcelona in the competition, the most by one player for a single club. UEFA also lists 29 goals in the round of 16 and five goals in a single knockout game against Bayer Leverkusen in March 2012. Those are scoring records, not extra titles, so they should not change his trophy count.
What happened during his PSG years?
Messi continued to play in Europe after leaving Barcelona, but his move to Paris Saint-Germain did not add a Champions League title. UEFA says he left Paris for Inter Miami in 2023. Any account that places him in a PSG final in the following season therefore mixes up his time at the club. To explore the site’s other Messi coverage, see the Messi news archive and the football news archive. Those links are for further reading, not sources for this title tally.
Source
UEFA’s Lionel Messi record lists his three final wins, his role in Barcelona’s 2006 campaign, and his 2023 departure from PSG. This article was corrected to remove false PSG title and final claims.
