Ultimately, it will be without Lionel Messi.
PSG will indeed be deprived of its Argentinian star on Sunday in Lyon (8:45 p.m.), at the end of the 20th day of L1.
Affected by Covid-19 during the truce and a time held back in Argentina, Messi, 34, returned to France on Wednesday and worked individually for the last two days.
He "
will continue his post-Covid individual recovery protocol over the next few days
," says the club in the capital.
“
We followed the recommendations of the medical staff.
There is not much more to say
", meanwhile explained the Parisian coach, Mauricio Pochettino, in a press conference.
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Besides Messi, Angel Di Maria, Julian Draxler, Danilo Pereira, Layvin Kurzawa and Gianluigi Donnarumma will be missing due to the coronavirus. Sergio Rico, Juan Bernat and the young Nathan Bitumazala, they tested negative.
PSG, which recovers Sergio Ramos, suspended in Vannes (4-0 victory) in the Coupe de France, will also be deprived of Neymar (ankle), who will not resume training for three weeks, and Alexandre Letellier (calf) , injured, as well as Achraf Hakimi, Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Gueye, concerned by the African Cup of Nations.
“
All the teams have absences, due to Covid, but also injury or suspension.
We are no exception to the rule.
You just have to adapt to everyday life
, ”commented Pochettino, also stressing that“ Ney ”, who is due to return to France this weekend, is“
on time
”for his recovery program.
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