Paris Saint-Germain managed to beat Lyon last night (Sunday) at the Parc des Princes thanks to a goal by Mauro Icardi in extra time (1: 2), but the winds in Paris are stormy following the bizarre replacement of the coach, who took the team star Leo Messi to the bench in the last minute. seventy six.
The look Messi gave Pochettino when he was taken off in the 76th minute 😬 pic.twitter.com/GfuGCONo41
- Goal (@goal) September 19, 2021
Pochettino wanted to shake Messi's hand but Leo refused 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/MPHnxC3BaP
- 🪄🇳🇱 (@FDJChief) September 19, 2021
The one who did not like the substitution very much was Messi himself, who was furious and refused to shake Mauricio Pochettino's outstretched hand as he went down towards the bench in a 1-1 draw in the game, with 15 minutes left to try and decide the game.
Paredes to Messi after he got subbed off 👀 pic.twitter.com/yoKd5qJwEP
- ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 19, 2021
PSG fans on social media also expressed their displeasure when it was written, among other things: "Messi is out, I turn off the TV", "The coach is confused, signing Antonio Conte", and another fan wrote: "I have never seen Messi "Replaced unless he is injured. You can see how frustrated he was when he was replaced."
After the game, Pochettino tried to explain the substitution. "We decided to take Messi down for fear of a future injury. We have important games ahead of us and we wanted to defend him. There are decisions made for the team and everyone knows we have a lot of great players. We have to make those decisions. Sometimes they are good, and sometimes less so."