Paris Saint Germain (PSG) star Lionel Messi has confirmed that he has a left knee injury. The player with the largest collection of Ballon d’Or titles in history is also likely to be absent when Les Parisiens visit Metz in the seventh week of Ligue 1, Thursday (23/9) early morning WIB.
Messi is known to have suffered a left knee injury after undergoing an MRI examination by the PSG medical team on Tuesday (21/9) local time. “The results of the examination stated that there were signs of bruising on the bone in Messi’s left knee. Further tests on Messi will be carried out in the next 48 hours,” PSG said in a statement on the club’s official website, Tuesday (21/9).
The former Barcelona star was withdrawn in the 76th minute when PSG won a dramatic 2-1 win over Lyon, Monday (20/9) early morning WIB. At that time, Messi was replaced by Achraf Hakimi.
“Since being recruited on a free transfer in mid-August, Messi has not made a maximum contribution to Les Rouge te Bleu.”
PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to withdraw Messi had caused controversy. Because the 34-year-old looked disappointed and frustrated with Pochettino’s decision in his debut match at PSG. In fact, Messi was seen refusing to shake hands with Pochettino shortly after leaving the field.
After the match, Pochettino called his decision to pull out Messi as the best move for PSG. “It’s a decision we have to make. Sometimes it’s nice for other people, sometimes it’s not. I asked him about his condition, and he said, fine,” said the Argentine coach as quoted by the Independent, Tuesday (21/21/2020). 9).
In the match against Lyon, Messi’s performance was actually not too bad. Releasing four shots with two on goal, the player nicknamed La Pulga even almost scored in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, the execution of Messi’s free kick still hit the crossbar.
Since being recruited on a free transfer in mid-August, Messi has not made a maximum contribution to Les Rouge te Bleu. Barcelona’s all-time leading goalscorer has not been able to contribute a goal or an assist in three appearances in all competitions at the start of this season.
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