Does the excitement of playing in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France for PSG, on January 6 in Châteauroux, punctuate Lionel Messi's post-World Cup festivities?
Winner of the World Cup with Argentina nine days ago, the Pulga will in any case be back in training in Paris "January 2 or 3", Christophe Galtier announced on Tuesday.
“Leo made a very big World Cup, with his victory.
He had to return to Argentina for the celebrations, and we decided that he was going to cut until January 1, "said the Parisian coach at a press conference, on the eve of PSG's resumption match in L1 against Strasbourg. , Wednesday (9 p.m.).
“We made sure to manage on a case-by-case basis”
"He will come and join us either on January 2 or 3, so that he can resume competition with us," he said.
He will have had between 13 and 14 days of recovery.
The Argentinian striker, double scorer in the World Cup final on December 18 against France, will therefore not play again in Ligue 1 before receiving Angers on January 11.
The other globalists, including Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, "will be available for Wednesday's match," said Christophe Galtier.
Kylian Mbappé could even start, after surprising everyone by returning to PSG training, just three days after the World Cup final won by Argentina (3-3, 4-2 on tabs). ).
“We made sure to manage on a case-by-case basis, revealed Christophe Galtier.
After talking with him, Kylian wanted to join us fairly quickly.
This does not mean that there will not be, for both Achraf Hakimi and Kylian Mbappé, a moment when they will have to recover, not especially on a physical level but on a mental level.
“Strangely, the mental dimension does not worry us too much about the star of the Blues and PSG.
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