When he entered, the Parisians led 2-0 thanks to Marco Verratti (44th) and Sergio Ramos (61st).
Contaminated by Covid-19 during the winter break, the Argentinian had not played since the meeting in Lorient on December 22 (1-1).
The star rookie from Paris had missed his team's first two league matches of the year in Lyon (1-1) and against Brest (2-0), after being exempted from the Coupe de France match against Vannes (4 -0).
"It took me longer than expected to get well but I'm almost back on track and can't wait to get back on the pitch," he wrote on Instagram on January 6, after training separately before to return to collective training this week.
Between minor injuries, Covid and late returns from South America, Lionel Messi has only played 11 matches in Ligue 1 this season, scoring just one goal, compared to 5 in the Champions League.
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