PSG verify Lionel Messi will miss Ligue 1 outing in opposition to Metz

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have confirmed on their official web site that Lionel Messi won’t characteristic of their midweek recreation in opposition to FC Metz after sustaining a knee damage in opposition to Lyon.

PSG’s official assertion relating to the identical reads as follows:

“Lionel Messi, who took a knock to his left knee in opposition to Lyon, underwent an MRI on Tuesday morning which confirmed indicators of bruising of the bone. A follow-up examination might be carried out in 48 hours.”

Lionel Messi will now sit out the sport in opposition to Metz and may have one other follow-up evaluation of his knee within the subsequent 48 hours. It isn’t fairly clear whether or not the six-time Ballon d’Or winner will characteristic in PSG’s recreation in opposition to Montpellier on Saturday.

Nevertheless, the largest concern is surrounding the sport in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the UEFA Champions League which takes place the next Tuesday (twenty eighth September). PSG have already dropped factors in opposition to Membership Brugge of their opening recreation of the continental competitors and can’t afford to go additional behind the Premier League champions in Group A.

Lionel Messi was subbed off with quarter-hour to go of their most up-to-date Ligue 1 recreation in opposition to Olympique Lyonnais and was changed by Achraf Hakimi.

The 34-year-old ahead didn’t have a big impact on the sport which PSG received 2-1 due to a late winner scored by Messi’s compatriot Mauro Icardi.

Lionel Messi has made a sluggish begin to life at PSG

Lionel Messi has to date struggled to adapt to his new life as a PSG participant. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has performed three video games for his new facet and is but to attain a objective.

It’s price mentioning that out of the three video games he has performed for PSG, Lionel Messi has solely performed one full 90-minute recreation which got here in opposition to Membership Brugge within the Champions League.

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His progress in his new crew will now be hampered by his newest damage which is able to hold him out of not less than PSG’s away recreation in opposition to Metz. Nevertheless, Mauricio Pochettino won’t wish to rush Lionel Messi and will give him a relaxation in opposition to Montpellier earlier than making a comeback in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League.