Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed the influence of Lionel Messi on his teammates after his first participation with the club.

Messi participated as a substitute in the 66th minute of the match that Saint-Germain won against "Stade Reims" with two goals without a response, yesterday, Sunday in the French League, where he replaced his former teammate in Barcelona, ​​​​Neymar.

His short participation witnessed 20 correct passes out of 21 passing attempts, and the player was fouled 3 times.

Messi, who won the Ballon d'Or 6 times, received a warm reception from the fans of both teams.

Pochettino was happy to see his Argentine compatriot adapt quickly to French football, and revealed that the presence of Messi, 34, raised the morale of the team in their quest to regain the French League title.

The Saint-Germain coach said after Messi's first participation that the Argentine star "brought serenity to the team. It is important to have a good start, even for him."

"He was happy and integrated well into the group. It made sense not to push him into this match from the start."

"It was great to hear the welcome and see him, from our fans and also from the fans of Stade Reims. Messi was very happy with him," he stressed.

And he added, "Everyone has the motivation to compete, but his presence brings optimism. Everyone feels it, it has an impact on the rest of the players."

While Messi was the attraction during the match, Kylian Mbappe stole the show with two goals.

Mbappe, who has been speculated about his future with the Parisian team, helped him achieve his fourth victory in the four matches he played in the league this season, to lead the team before the international break.

Pochettino was very happy to keep the net clean for the first time this season as well, although the team benefited from the video assistant referee technology "VAR", which disallowed a goal by Reims for offside.

"It's a huge success for us," said the former Tottenham coach. "We didn't concede a goal, and that was one of our goals before the game."

"It is not entirely clear because the physical levels differ from one match to another; some players were returning," he added.

"We got 12 points, I'm happy with that before the two-week international break," he said.