Paris Saint Germain confirmed without Lionel Messi when facing Benfica. Christophe Galtier I had to scramble to hide the absence of the Argentine star.
PSG will face Benfica at the Parc des Princes on Matchday 4 of the 2022/2023 Champions League, Wednesday (12/10/2022) WIB early in the morning. In this match, Les Parisiens will definitely be without Lionel Messi.
Messi started a calf injury in the previous match against Benfica, completed at the Estadio da Luz. La Pulga had to be retired from the field in the second half of the match. Although in the first half he managed to score PSG’s single goal.
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This injury left Messi absent from the match against Reims in Ligue 1 last weekend. Without Messi, PSG bluntly lost 0-0 despite playing Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.
Messi seems to have rediscovered his touch this season. He has scored eight goals and eight assists in all competitions.
PSG coach, Christophe Galtier, understands that Messi’s absence is a great loss for his team. He stressed that he is now trying to find the right solution to cover up the disappearance of the former Barcelona star. Especially since Mbappe and Neymar remain optimal even if they do not appear without Messi.
“You all know how important Leo is in our game. The most important thing is his presence and his combination with Neymar, Kylian and the full backs. We have to find another solution, another situation, another link to create danger for the team. Portugal defense, “said Galtier from PSG’s official website.
“The technical union between Ney and Mbappe is good. It is working well and the statistics show it. But we have to have other variations in our game, otherwise our opponents will be too easy to read.”
“We have to find solutions on the flanks. Messi can bring our attacks to the left, we have also worked on positioning to have more variety in our game.”
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