09/19/2021 10:22 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 09/19/2021 10:22 AM
Lionel Messi will play his first home game this afternoon with Paris Saint Germain, in a Parc des Princes stadium brimming with expectation that will be the scene of the clash with Olympique Lyon for the sixth date of Ligue 1 in France.
Messi appears among the 22 summoned by Mauricio Pochettino to play the match.
He appears on the payroll along with the Brazilian Neymar and the French Kylian Mbappe, with whom he already shared the field in the failed premiere of the super trident in the 1-1 against Bruges, for the first date of group A of the Champions League.
The other three Argentine footballers of the Parisian cast are also concentrated: Ángel Di María, Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi.
The only notable absence is that of the Spanish defender Sergio Ramos, who is still in the process of recovery and still has no date for his official debut as a PSG footballer.
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Messi, along with Ramos, already felt the fervor of the Parisian fans when he was presented in the preview of the victory over Racing Strasbourg (4-2), on August 14, but this Sunday he will be able to do it on the field in what will be his third presentation with the PSG jersey.
The match at the stadium in the French capital will begin at 3:45 p.m. in Argentina and will be seen live on the ESPN channel and the Star ++ platform
For now, the minutes added at his new club were all away from home: 24 in the victory over Brest (4-2) and a full game last Wednesday against Bruges of Belgium for the Champions League.
Messi did not have a good debut as a starter at PSG.
Photo: AFP
That international commitment, first as a starter for the Argentine, did not turn out what the world of football expected: PSG could barely draw 1-1 and at times was surpassed on the field by his rival.
In case of not playing against Lyon, his replacement would be Argentine: Mauro Icardi, as happened on Wednesday, or Ángel Di María, who did not play due to suspension in the Champions League.
Waiting for Messi's first goal, PSG marches firmly in the French league that leads with an ideal score (15) and an advantage of four over guard Angers, played five dates.
Lyon, aspiring to the title, is located at 7 points and comes from winning in its international debut this season: 2-0 against Glasgow Rangers for the Europa League.
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