Does the excitement of playing in the 32nd Coupe de France final for PSG, on January 6 in Châteauroux, punctuate Lionel Messi’s post-World Cup celebrations? Winners of the World Cup with Argentina nine days ago, Pulga will nonetheless return to training in Paris “2 or 3 January”, announced Christophe Galtier on Tuesday.
“Leo had a very important World Cup with his victory. He had to go back to Argentina for the celebrations, and we decided that he would cut until January 1st, “said the Parisian coach at a press conference, on the eve of PSG’s second-half match in L1 against Strasbourg.).
“We made sure to handle on a case-by-case basis”
“He will come and join us on January 2 or 3, so that he can resume the competition with us,” he said. You will have had between 13 and 14 days of recovery. The Argentine striker, who scored twice in the World Cup final against France on 18 December, will therefore not play again in Ligue 1 before welcoming Angers on 11 January. The other globalists, including Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, “will be available for Wednesday’s match,” said Christophe Galtier. Kylian Mbappé could even start, after surprising everyone by returning to PSG training, just three days after the World Cup final won by Argentina (3-3, 4-2 on ballots).
“We made sure to handle it on a case-by-case basis,” revealed Christophe Galtier. After talking to him, Kylian wanted to join us pretty fast. This does not mean that there will not be a moment for both Achraf Hakimi and Kylian Mbappé in which they will have to recover, not above all on a physical level but on a mental level. “Strangely, the mental dimension doesn’t worry us too much for the Blues and PSG star.
