Messi misses Saint-Germain due to illness

Paris Saint-Germain revealed, yesterday, that its prominent star, Argentine Lionel Messi, suffers from stomach pain that will prevent him from participating in the Nice match in the French League today.

And the club said in a press statement on its website, that Messi suffers from gastritis, and he will need some time to recover, and he will not be available to participate in the Nice match.

Messi set a record, after winning, the day before yesterday, the Ballon d'Or award for the seventh time, as he moved away from his traditional rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, by two awards.

Saint-Germain also misses its Brazilian star Neymar, who suffers from a sprained ankle, and is expected to be absent until next January.

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