World champion Lionel Messi is reportedly out until the new year, but defeated runner-up Kylian Mbappé is apparently ready for a quick return to Paris Saint-Germain’s Nobel offensive.
In a good mood with gloves and hat, the 24-year-old Frenchman strolled onto the pitch for training with Spain’s veteran star Sergio Ramos, among others. Also back at the practice session the day before the home game against RC Strasbourg: Brazil’s superstar Neymar.
According to a report in the French sports newspaper “L’Équipe”, Mbappé and Neymar want to play again as soon as possible in order to be able to process the World Cup frustration just as quickly and better. Mbappé had lost the dramatic Qatar final on penalties against Messi and his Argentines with the defending champions France ultimately falling. Neymar had already lost to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-finals with record world champions Brazil.
Messi still in Argentina
It remains to be seen whether PSG coach Christophe Galtier will field one or both against Strasbourg. The next opportunity would come next Sunday in the match between the championship leaders from Paris and the pursuers RC Lens.
Messi will probably still not be back in Europe by then. As the Argentinian broadcaster TyCSports reported, the 35-year-old world champion is expected to start training on January 3 with his PSG teammates, with whom he will then also be opponents of the German record champions FC Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League from mid-February . Messi is currently enjoying his free time with family and friends in Argentina.
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