Argentinian Paris SG superstar Lionel Messi, crowned world champion last month in Qatar, left his hometown of Rosario on Monday evening for Paris, where he is expected early Tuesday afternoon, reported the local press.
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La Pulga took off with Antonela Roccuzo and her children Mateo, Thiago and Cira aboard a private plane from the Falkland Islands International Airport
,” local newspaper La Capital reported.
The plane took off at 10:00 p.m. local time and is due to land at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, at 3:00 p.m. French time, with a view to resuming service with PSG.
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In Argentina, many fans were waiting for him outside the airport to try to say goodbye and get a selfie, but the private cars carrying Messi and his family drove straight to the runway.
The Argentinian took advantage of a few days off with his family and spent the end-of-year celebrations in his country before reuniting with his PSG teammates, including Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, whom he beat on penalties ( 3-3 ap) in the final of the World Cup in Doha on December 18.
Last week, PSG coach Christophe Galtier said he hoped Messi would join the team "
on January 2 or 3
".
PSG, leader of the French championship, has just suffered its first defeat of the season (3-1) in Lens on Sunday for the 17th day of Ligue 1. The Parisians must now continue with a meeting of 32nd final in Châteauroux Friday, then the reception of Angers in L1 (18th day) next Wednesday.
The next big meeting for the capital club is the knockout round of the Champions League against Bayern Munich, with a first leg scheduled for February 14 at the Parc des Princes.
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