Monday, September 27, 2021
PSG have to deliver against ManCity
Messi reports back to the giants duel
Paris Saint-Germain and Lionel Messi – there is no magic in this spectacular connection in the first few weeks of the new season. After all, the superstar reports back on time for the duel with his former teacher. It’s the big game of the sheik clubs.
Lionel Messi took part in Paris Saint-Germain’s final training session before the Champions League match against Manchester City after his knee injury. In a good mood and without any visible impairments, he first completed the warm-up program and then played forms in smaller groups – the first 15 minutes of the training session were broadcast live on the homepage by PSG on Monday lunchtime.
So everything indicates that Messi will return after a two-game break. In the Ligue 1 match against Olympique Lyon, the 34-year-old Argentine soccer superstar sustained an injury in his left knee. An examination had subsequently revealed signs of bruising on the bone.
Against Manchester City there would be a special reunion this Tuesday (9 p.m.) in the Parc des Princes of Paris, in addition to a parade of world-class players. City coach Pep Guardiola and Messi once celebrated great successes together at FC Barcelona. This summer, Messi had left the highly indebted club after 21 years, and a move to Manchester City to Guardiola was often speculated.
At PSG, Messi has not yet been able to shine as well as in the best Barça times, his substitution in the game against Lyon he had acknowledged with a corresponding expression to coach and compatriot Mauricio Pochettino. Opponents Manchester started the current season in the Champions League with a 6-3 win over Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. The English champions also lead Group A, because PSG did not get beyond a 1-1 draw against Club Bruges at the start with Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé in the storm.