It was not an easy game for Lionel Messi. The Argentine returned to Princes Park after the suspension that sidelined him for a week of training with his teammates and in the run-up to the duel against Ajaccio the ultras of the French team whistled when they reported over loudspeakers that he was going to start. Despite this, number 30 played a good game and managed to divide the stadium.
It is that in the first minutes, every time he touched the ball, boos were heard, especially when he approached the corners to execute the corner kicks. But time encouraged the thousands of fans of the 35-year-old left-hander who were encouraged to chant his name and in the second half they cheered for him, to silence the ultras.
This became very clear after 57 minutes of the match, in an action in which The flea he got rid of two rivals but was unable to kick on goal and improvised a cue for a teammate. The play did not end in a danger action, but it did make a large part of the spectators stood up and chanted in favor of the number 30.
Curiously, Messi was involved in a controversy without wanting it. With 15 minutes left to go and the score was already 5-0, Leo was the victim of a violation at the gate of the area, but the referee charged him withholding. While he was on the floor, a riot broke out between players from both teams and among the blows and shoves two were sent off: Hakimi, from PSG, and Mangani, from Ajaccio. Everything happened with the striker sitting on the ground.
Meanwhile, in one of the boxes of the stadium was neymar, who is recovering from an injury. The Brazilian shared images on his social networks chatting on a video call with Luis Suarezhis former teammate in Barcelona. “Supporting our friend Leo Messi. Together”wrote the striker, in a post that reminded the fans of the Catalan team of that offensive trident that led the club to win the 2015 Champions League.
Despite the 5-0 win against psgthe press charged again against Rosario in the scores. le parisienfor example, rated it with 4 points: “Encouraged by the public, the Argentine above all tried to play with passes. He tried to get ahead of his teammates, he made some good changes but he also experienced waste”, referring to the fact that he was not effective and direct when it came to defining.
Who did defend Messi was Galtier At a press conference: “I remember a few whistles at Leo, but above all I remember the applause. He was very focused and played a great game”.
PSG reached 81 points and took six ahead of Lens with 9 left at stake. The team from the capital seems to be getting closer to becoming Ligue 1 champion and at least thus closing the season with a celebration.
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