Lionel Messi, who will be presented to the public against Strasbourg this Saturday (9 p.m.), should not play with PSG for at least two weeks.
Let’s kill this false suspense straight away, Lionel Messi will not play against Strasbourg this Saturday (9 p.m.). However, the six-fold Ballon d’Or will still tread the lawn of the Parc des Princes since it will be presented to spectators before the match, counting for the second day of Ligue 1. A meeting fixed at 19:30 to present the different recruits of the XXL transfer window of the club of the capital. A presentation with great fanfare since, the sanitary gauge having been lifted, the star rookie of the Paris transfer window will be able to measure his popularity with some 48,000 lucky holders of a precious sesame for this first meeting of the season at the Parc des Princes, announced full.
“I saw him happy, with incredible energy,” welcomed his new coach Mauricio Pochettino at a press conference on Friday. A finding however insufficient to appeal to his compatriot, only one training in the legs, in the group which will try to preserve the invincibility in progress against the Alsatians at the Park (33 matches in all competitions). A workforce which should, more or less, be identical with the one who won in Troyes at the opening (2-1). Called to take responsibility, Kylian Mbappé will once again focus the spotlight on the meadow.
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On the subject of the other stars of the workforce, foremost among which Sergio Ramos (who will not put on a Parisian tunic before September), “Pocket” has remained silent. In all likelihood, the South Americans (Neymar, Marquinhos, Di Maria, Paredes) recently returned from the Copa America or the Italian European champions Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Verratti should not see their name lying on the sheet. match.
Debut before the international break?
For these players, returned for the most part a week ago, a presence in the group in Brest on Friday (9 p.m.) remains possible. Less for Messi, even if “the Pulga” had expressed his “desire to play as quickly as possible” on the occasion of his presentation on Wednesday. If the Argentinian, recent Copa America winner, spoke during his vacation, he should not rush his first appearance in the Paris jersey.
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Nevertheless, a horizon emerges with the trip to Reims on August 29 on behalf of the 4e day (9 p.m.), as agreed The Parisian and The team. A strategic date as well for the former Barcelona, who will have two weeks of training to get to know his partners, but also to better prepare the deadlines with his selection, who will take part in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. 2e from the Am-South area), the Selection knows, however, that nothing is played after only six days. Also and above all, an expected reunion will take place with Brazil on September 5 for a rematch of the Copa America final lost by Neymar and company (0-1). But while waiting to challenge his friend again, Messi could well team up with him for the first time since 2017 …
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