Apart from the already known lesions of Kylian Mbappé and Marco Verrattias well as the overload of Lionel Messi that prevented him from being in the match against Monaco for the Ligue 1he PSG faces a new problem in the locker room that worries a lot ahead of the duel against Bayern Munich for the round of 16 Champions League.
The Parisian team comes from facing a difficult week after being eliminated against the classic rival, the Olympic Marseillein the round of 16 French Cup. A game in which in the previous one the fans had put pressure on them with a flag and that finally ended with an adverse result to say goodbye to the tournament quite early.
Despite this, they are leaders in the French league with some margin and seek to fulfill the great dream that they have always been pursuing, especially now with the stellar presence of Mbappé, Messi and Neymar in attack: the Champions League. But for that they must first overcome a tough obstacle such as the German team.
Leo Messi, with the ’10’ of PSG.
The new problem that PSG has
In the run-up to the match against Monaco for day 23 of Ligue 1, Christophe Galtier He had to make some last-minute changes because several players had discomfort. The club, although it did not specify the identity of those affected, pointed out that some footballers suffered “a little virus” and what have been “attended by the medical service”.
In this sense, according to RMC, it is about “a gut virus” What it does is cause symptoms like “vomiting, belly pain and fatigue”. It is for this reason that the coach had to suddenly change the scheme for the duel for the French league, in which he already knew that he would not have Messi or Mbappé.
The Argentine is recovering from muscle fatigue in his hamstring and they hope he can reach the match against Bayern, while the Frenchman also suffered a muscle injury in the game against Montpellier at the beginning of the month and has not played since then: that The day was fatal for him, as he missed two penalties, missed an unusual goal and was injured in just 20 minutes of play. To these two figures is added Verrattithe Italian midfielder who is vital for recovery and a clean start with the ball.
Mbappé hasn’t played for several games.
PSG and a tough challenge against Bayern Munich
The Parisians paid dearly for being second in their group in the Champions League. And also, the draw played a trick on them, so they will face the team led by Julian Nagelsmanwhich is also the leader in the German league.
PSG has shown two faces this season. One, the overwhelming one when he has all his figures on the court. Those games in which the defense is Sergio Ramos y Marquinhosin midfield Verrattiand in the attack Messi, Neymar and Mbappethe hierarchy of the squad is strengthened and they are capable of passing over any rival.
But in the face of some absence, they have also shown weaknesses. This can be seen reflected in some surprise defeats by the local league, as well as the elimination of the French Cup against Marseille.
According to the information provided by Galtier, Messi would return to training this coming Monday to rest the affected area and try to get to the duel. The first leg will be played at the Parque de los Príncipes this Tuesday, February 14, while the return will be on Wednesday, March 8 at the Allianz Arena.
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