Fighting hard in the village for a place in the next round of the cup has always not appealed to some stars. So does Lionel Messi (35).
The PSG superstar didn’t even travel to his team’s cup game against lower-league side US Pays de Cassel. Other players like Neymar, Kylian Mbappé or Sergio Ramos were there.
What is he doing in the desert?
Ex-Chelsea coach Tuchel sighted in Qatar
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Messi used the break, grabbed his family and traveled to the Swiss Alps. On Instagram he posted several snapshots showing the Argentine with his partner Antonela Roccuzzo and their three children. The world champion posed in a thick winter jacket.
The Messis have already taken a nice photo for the 2024 calendar
Photo: instagram/leomessi
Other photos show him in a hot spring pool having lots of fun with his family.
So it was pool instead of cup!
Smile once, please: The Messi family relaxes in the water
Photo: instagram/leomessi
So after the Parisians’ trip to Saudi Arabia to face Cristiano Ronaldo in a friendly, Messi had a few more days to recover from the grueling World Cup.
But even without Messi, PSG had no problem in the cup. Thanks to five goals from Mbappé and one goal each from Neymar and Carlos Soler, the French easily advanced to the next round. There, on February 8th, there is a difficult game against Olympique Marseille.
Maybe Messi will use the time in the Alps to make future decisions. His contract expires next summer. According to information from the French newspaper L’Equipe, his Antonela wants Messi to move to Inter Miami in the USA. David Beckham’s club has been courting the superstar for years.
Whether that will happen is of course still in the stars. For once, Messi recovered and charged the battery for the tasks ahead. In the Champions League, PSG will have a cracker against Bayern. They need a recovered Messi.
