PSG's Lionel Messi Doubtful for UEFA Champions League Clash vs Bayern Munich: Report
Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their round of 16 UEFA Champions League game against Bayern Munich due to a hamstring problem, French sports daily L’Equipe reported on Friday.
Messi played the full 90 minutes of PSG’s 2-1 defeat to Olympique Marseille in the French Cup on Wednesday but later felt pain in his hamstring, the report said.
It added that the 35-year-old would miss PSG’s Ligue 1 trip to AS Monaco on Saturday, three days before they host Bayern.
Messi, who helped Argentina win the World Cup in December, has scored 15 goals in 25 games in all competitions for PSG this season.
The Parisian club are already without forward Kylian Mbappe for the game against the German champions after he picked up a thigh injury last week.
The second leg will be held in Munich on March 8. After the loss in Coup de France, PSG’s poor show on the field infuriated football fans.
The defending Ligue 1 winners were lambasted on social media after putting up a horrendous show against Olympique de Marseille.
Former French winger Jerome Rothen also opened up on Messi’s performance in the round of 16 fixture. In a conversation with RMC Sports via The Mirror, former PSG star blasted Messi, stating that a renewal of his contract is a bad idea.
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