Lionel Messi’s debut appearance for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday became the most-watched French football game in Spain as it averaged over 2 million viewers.
The 34-year-old 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.
Messi replaced Neymar in the 68th minute, while Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe scored both goals for PSG.
The game 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.
According to ESPN, over 6.7 million people tuned in to watch PSG’s win at some point during the 90 minutes.
Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Getafe in LaLiga, meanwhile, which was on pay-per-view television, averaged 591,000 viewers.
