Lionel Messi can make his debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday evening. The star acquisition is part of the selection for the away match against Stade Reims, PSG announced on Sunday morning. Neymar, who was not yet part of a match selection this season, is also available. In addition, there is room for Kylian Mbappe. The striker is associated with Real Madrid, but is not excluded from the selection by PSG.
PSG, which has nine points from the first three league matches, will play against Stade Reims at 8.45 pm. The opponent played a draw in the first three games of the season. This week it became clear that Messi would make his debut at Stade Auguste-Delaune. “We think he will be able to make his first minutes,” said coach Mauricio Pochettino on Monday. Partly because of this, the more than 20,000 available tickets have all been sold. Tickets were offered on the black market for more than a thousand euros each.
Furthermore, extra security measures have been taken to ensure that the ‘Messi-mania’ runs smoothly. It is still the question whether the Argentinian will get a base place. He last played an official game on July 11, when Argentina defeated Brazil in the final of the Copa América. That was also the last game for his friend Neymar, who can also play his first game of the new season on Sunday. Georginio Wijnaldum is of course also part of the selection. In the last game against Stade Brest (2-4 win), Wijnaldum was behind a vanguard consisting of Mauro Icardi and Mbappé.
?? A group of 22 players are in the squad for the trip to Reims ??#SDRPSG pic.twitter.com/8PONgR8rH2
— Paris Saint Germain (@PSG_English) August 29, 2021
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