In the midst of a conflictive situation that is not limited to sporting aspects, Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain, leader of the French League, will receive his escort, Lens, from 4:00 p.m. this Saturday, who will count with Facundo Medina, in a meeting corresponding to the 31st date of the contest.
The duel will be broadcast on the Star+ platform.
Eliminated prematurely by Bayern Munich from the Champions League, defeated more often than usual in the domestic tournament and whistled by their own fans, PSG added an extra conflict this week, since their coach, Christophe Galtier, was accused of being racist and Islamophobic after an alleged email from Julien Fournier, who was the sports director of Nice when Galtier led that team in the 2021/22 season, was disclosed, in which he said that the DT had complained because there were "too many" on the campus Blacks and Muslims.
“I am very surprised by the words that have been attributed to me and that have been transmitted by some irresponsibly.
It hits me in the depths of my humanity, ”said the coach at the press conference he gave on Friday.
Minutes before he had received the support of PSG.
"The club supports Christophe Galtier and wants the truth to be established by justice," said the press officer before the coach spoke.
Meanwhile, the Nice Prosecutor's Office opened a preliminary investigation "for reasons of discrimination based on race or religion."
With this sea of background, the leader of Ligue 1 will take to the field, which last date got a small breath of air by beating Nice 2-0 after two consecutive defeats (against Rennes and Olympique de Lyon).
The Parisians have 69 points and are six ahead of their rival this afternoon, who will arrive at the Parc des Princes invigorated by a four-game winning streak.
One of the pillars of this amazing Lens is Facundo Medina.
On the eve of the match, the former River and Talleres de Córdoba player told, between smiles, how he imagines a one-on-one duel with Messi.
“Imagine a play: the 10 grabs it, starts running and I run from behind.
I'm not going to put him.
I grab him, hug him and say: 'Thank you for the (World) Cup,' ”he joked in an interview on the Son aviones program, which is broadcast on YouTube.
Probable alignments
Paris Saint-Germain:
Gianluigi Donnarumma;
Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Danilo Pereira, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha;
Carlos Soler, Renato Sanches, Nuno Mendes;
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé.
Coach:
Cristophe Galtier.
Lenses:
Brice Samba;
Facundo Medina, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso;
Salis Abdul Samed;
Frankowski, Florian Sotoca, Seko Fofana;
Adrien Thomasson, Angelo Fulgini, Lois Openda.
Coach:
Frank Haise.
Referee:
Willy Delajod.
Stadium:
Parc des Princes (Paris)
Start time:
16.
Transmission:
Star+.
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