After the tough defeat that PSG suffered against Lorient in Ligue 1 in it Princes Park, Lionel Messi did not train with the Parisian team by Christophe Galtier and got on a plane with the rest of his family bound for Saudi Arabia.
This was confirmed by the Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Al Khateeb, which on his official Twitter account announced the arrival of the Rosario star on Saudi soil. “I am pleased to welcome Saudi Arabian Tourism Ambassador Lionel Messi and his family on their second vacation here. We are happy to share our authentic Saudi welcome with all of you,” he said.
As the leader himself indicated in his publication, the captain of the Argentine team disembarked as part of the agreement he has with the Middle Eastern country. Although no official photos of the arrival were released, Messi is expected to stay a few hours in Saudi Arabia. According to the press in France, in this case the sports newspaper L’Equipe, Leo was absent from the work of Paris Saint Germain this Monday.
On Tuesday, the squad of the Paris team will have the day off and they will just meet again in Camp de Logues this Wednesday to resume training for the final stretch of the season in Ligue 1 with the presence of Messi. Despite the loss to Lorient, which sparked criticism for the team’s poor level, PSG remains the leader of the top French football tournament with 75 points, five units over Olympique de Marseille.
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Messi’s arrival in Saudi Arabia sparked a revolution in the country and the hashtag went viral #HelloMessi before the visit of the soccer player who became world champion with Argentina in the World Cup in Qatar in December last year.
After the fall in local condition, the Argentine striker was one of those targeted for his poor performance. “It was one of those games in which the Argentine totally loses his way. He made some bad decisions, he was not very successful in his initiatives and had a visible physical deficit against the Lorient players, who muzzled him well. He often got out of the ball in the central circle, but without much success, ”he analyzed le parisien, who rated number 30 with 3 points for his performance. In the case of L’Equipealso gave La Pulga the same rating as the other French newspaper.
The team that has Messi and Mbappé as main figures has five games left before the end of the season. Next Sunday, May 7, they will visit Troyes, then it will be their turn to host Ajaccio on Saturday the 13th. Next, they will face Auxerre on Sunday the 21st, then they will clash with Racing Strasbourg on Saturday the 27th and conclude their participation in Ligue 1 against Clermont on Saturday June 3 at the Parc des Princes.
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