Paris Saint-Germain confirms Lionel Messi’s injury and his absence from the Stade Reims match in the French League, and doubts are swirling around the participation of his colleague Kylian Mbappe.
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The club clarified that Messi will remain under medical observation (Twitter)
Argentine Lionel Messi will not attend with his team Paris Saint-Germain in the French League match, tomorrow, Saturday, against Stade Reims, due to thigh problems, and there are doubts about the participation of Kylian Mbappe due to tonsillitis.
Messi left his team’s match against Benfica in the Champions League in the last minutes of the match, which… It ended in a 1-1 draw, as Messi scored the PSG goal.
The club explained that Messi will remain under medical observation, although the recent tests he underwent “call for optimism.”
Paris Saint-Germain said that it will issue a new statement about Messi’s injury, on Sunday.
The French capital club indicated that Mbappe is “improving”, and trained Friday in the gym, so that his participation in the match against Reims remains in doubt.
The club also announced that the Portuguese left back, Nuno Mendes, had been injured and will be out for 3 weeks, due to problems with the hamstring muscle.
His compatriot Renato Sanchez has returned to training alone and is expected to join the group training next week.
PSG leads the French league table with 25 points, two points behind runner-up Marseille and 3 points from Lorient, while Stade Reims occupies 17th place.