It looked like a good day for PSG.
The good news arrived on Monday: the return to form of Lionel Messi.
The Argentine number 10 will indeed be the holder for the shock of this day of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup against Brazil, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday at 12:30 am (live on beIN Sports).
Three days ago, the six-fold Golden Ball did not come into play until the 75th minute of the match against Uruguay (1-0).
"He had a good feeling," said Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni to justify his upcoming tenure, while, hampered in the thigh and left knee, Messi was replaced at the break during the match against Lille ( 2-1), on October 29, before withdrawing from the meetings against Leipzig and Bordeaux. His summons by Argentina, like that of Leandro Paredes, had also aroused the anger of PSG, in particular Leonardo.
Unfortunately, the bad news did not come from Argentina, but from Brazil.
This Monday evening in fact, at the end of the last training of the day at the Palmeiras facilities, in Sao Paulo, Neymar was injured and was forced to forfeit the meeting against the selection of Messi, Di Maria. and Paredes.
“After training this morning, Neymar complained of pain in the adductors of his left thigh.
Unable to carry out additional examinations, the technical staff decided to preserve the player who will not go with the delegation to San Juan, ”the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement.
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The news is much less annoying for Brazil, which has just acquired its ticket for Qatar with its last success against Colombia (1-0), than for PSG.
Beyond the meeting against Nantes on Saturday in Ligue 1, it is above all the possibility for Neymar to take part in the trip to Manchester City, on the 24th, in the Champions League, which will quickly become a hot topic.
Even if he shines in the selection, Neymar definitely does not manage to come back from his stays unscathed.
After the last international break in mid-October, he had already returned with groin discomfort which had forced him to forfeit the match against Leipzig at the Parc.
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As for his face-to-face with his friend Messi, it is therefore once again postponed.
The last opposition between the two stars, at the beginning of September, had come to an end due to the intervention of the Brazilian health authorities which had resulted in the interruption of the match.
The last real clash will therefore remain the Copa America final won in July by Argentina (1-0), at the Maracana.
However, this will not take anything away from the challenge of the appointment for Lionel Messi in pursuit of his ticket for the 2022 World Cup. In case of victory, Argentina will only need one point in five matches to stamp his ticket.
For the lucky 25,000 who have found one of the 25,000 tickets for the small stadium in San Juan, this will be the essential.
