Messi warms before a match v Troyes

FOR THE MATCH AGAINST AUXERRE

One week before the World Cup, Messi returns to PSG's squad

Published:12/11/2022 - 19:30h

Updated:12/11/2022 - 19:30h

After a day off as a precaution, Leo Messi returned to the Paris Saint-Germain squad for Sunday's game against Auxerre. One week before the start of Qatar 2022, the Argentine will play with his club

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Christophe Galtier cleared the doubts on the physical state of Lionel Messi and included him in the list of summoned for the party in front of the Auxerre, last before the stop by the World-wide. To a week for the beginning of the Glass of the World, the Argentinian will go back to play with his club after a day of rest by caution in front of his physical problems in the calf, by which had lost already two parties the past month.

In accordance with Galtier, any player asked him ausentarse of the announcement in front of the Auxerre by fear to suffer some injury that forced them to lose the World-wide, by what the PSG will have all his stars for the party in front of the Sunday. The Parisians have to win to recover the advantage of five points on the Lens, his only escort in the classification. The ones of Franck Haise keeps his big step in the first-half of the season and the Saturday traced back to the Clermont (2-1).

In the case of Messi, the Argentinian looks for to keep the big been so that it has exhibited in the beginning of the season. The player of 35 years adds 12 goals and 14 assistances in 18 parties (1.582 minutes), with 7 so many and 10 passes of goal in the first 14 days of Tie it 1. His contribution, together with the one of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, have allowed to the ones of Galtier sustain the leadership in spite of the siege of the Lens, although they did not attain to follow suit in the Champions League.

In spite of finishing equalised in everything with the Benfica, the lusos finish first of group for converting more goals like visitors in the liguilla. In eighth, Paris will have to confront to one of the 'coconuts' of the tournament, the Bayern Munich, whereas the Portuguese ran with better luck and will see the faces with the Belgian Witches. After the World-wide, the PSG will take action on 28 December home in front of the Racing of Strasbourg.

Messi matiene the calm before the World-wide

In an interview for the Argentinian newspaper 'Olé', the Argentinian captain left clear that does not think in favouritism in front of of the Glass of the World in Qatar. "Have a group that, was cual was the party, plays it with the same intensity and concentration and think that this is importantísimo. And knowing that we go it to go to litigate, but that do not go to be champions of entrance as we think the Argentinians", explained Messi. The 'albiceleste' is one of the favourites to remain with the trophy, but Leo keeps the calm and the concentration in spite of the enormous expectation in a country.

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