The Argentine star, Lionel Messi, will miss the Paris Saint-Germain match once morest its host Monaco, Saturday, in the French Football League, while doubts arise regarding his readiness for the upcoming match once morest Bayern Munich, Germany, next Tuesday, in the first leg of the Champions League final, according to what his club announced on Friday.
Saint-Germain confirmed in a statement that the World Cup champion Qatar suffered an injury to the “posterior muscles of the thigh” during the loss in the French Cup final price once morest its host Marseille (1-2) on Wednesday.
He added that the player “will remain in care for 48 hours and is expected to return to training on Monday,” the day before the team’s match once morest its Bavarian Alex Reed in the first leg of the Champions League final. For his part, coach Christophe Galtier played down concerns that the 35-year-old would not be able to participate in this major match.
He said during a press conference, “Leo will not be available for the match once morest Monaco, but he will return to training on Monday, so you can forget that he will be in doubt” to play once morest Bayern.
“We know the importance of Leo in the way we play. In his absence, we need to play differently and make sure we have a more solid backbone. Obviously when we go to Monaco without Leo it’s a shame, but that’s just part of what happens.” during the season.” Messi’s injury constitutes another severe blow to the team, which is already missing its other star, Kylian Mbappe, who is expected to be absent from Tuesday’s match, due to a thigh injury he suffered at the beginning of this month, which will keep him out of action for three weeks.
Saint-Germain has been suffering since the beginning of the new year, as it fell in two of its first three matches in the league, before achieving two consecutive victories in the past two stages, but Wednesday’s fall once morest Marseille raised more than one question mark regarding the team’s performance days before the cautious European entitlement. “You think you have a balanced squad and then all of a sudden there are (players out because of) fatigue, suspensions and injuries. These injuries often happen when you have a lot of games,” Galtier added.
