The possible debut of Lionel Messi in Paris Saint Germain in next Friday’s match against Brest in away condition generated great expectations in the northwestern French city, with sold-out tickets and controversy over resale.
The club that will receive the visit of the team led by Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that the seats that were put up for sale for the Francis-Le Blé stadium, which has a capacity of 15 thousand spectators, were sold out. Although Messi’s presence has not yet been confirmed, the port city of the Brittany region is shaken by Friday’s game and this led to an increase in the supply of tickets on internet sites.
As reported by the radio portal RMC, resale tickets are already published at an average of 150 euros when the most expensive ticket usually comes out 80 of the same currency. In the same local press report, a group of Brest fans revealed that several of their members received many messages “from people we have never heard of” with ticket requirements.
“Many true fans will not be in the stadium to the detriment of those who come once to see the billionaire team and those who will make the black market with the resale of tickets,” was the comment of another Brest fan in response to the announcement of the sold-out club, according to the AFP news agency.
PSG, leaders of the tournament with ideal scores, will visit Brest for the third date of French League 1 on Friday from 16 in Argentina. It is still not clear if Messi will enter the call-up of Pochettino, taking into account that the Argentine coach had anticipated that the star would make his debut in the team when he was in ideal conditions to play.
On the other hand, the famous French magazine Charlie Hebdo denounced the connection of states such as Qatar, which are accused of financing Islamic terrorism, and the relationship between the president of PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, with the family of the Emir of Qatar, whose State is the main source of funding for the club.
On the cover of the magazine you can see the image of three women wearing blue burkas, with the last name Messi and 30, their new number at PSG, accompanied by the phrase: “The Taliban are worse than we think.” In addition, the absolute fanaticism that caused the arrival of Messi to Ligue 1 is criticized.
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