It’s the big night. Highly anticipated, Lionel Messi will make his debut this Sunday during the trip of PSG to Reims at the end of the 4th day of Ligue 1. And the Argentine genius should be the holder in the attack of the Parisian training, which will land with all his artillery in Champagne.
Flanked by its n ° 30 on the back, the six-fold Golden Ball will be the big attraction of the evening. His first in the Parisian jersey will be followed around the world. The slightest of his actions will be watched and commented on before, during and after the meeting. And if Mauricio Pochettino has given no indication of his starting team, he has a good chance of being aligned from the kick-off. Arrived at the beginning of August, Messi is “very motivated” and has “adapted very well to the club and his teammates” according to the Argentine coach. Now all you have to do is see it in action.
A group of 22 players for this trip to Reims #SDRPSG pic.twitter.com/3uKFEGjxo8
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 29, 2021
And on the lawn of the Auguste-Delaune stadium, which will obviously fill up for the occasion, Messi should be very well surrounded. Despite the desire of Real Madrid to recruit him, Kylian Mbappé will be present and is even strongly expected to be a holder alongside Lionel Messi. It remains to be seen whether this will be his last meeting with PSG, while the transfer window ends Tuesday evening at midnight, and whether Neymar will also be the holder to form with his two friends the trio that promises to be formidable. . A question remains concerning the Brazilian who is in balance with Angel Di Maria, scorer in Brest last week. Unless the two players are aligned with Messi and Mbappé in a 4-2-3-1 system.
But Pochettino should stay true to his 4-3-3 pattern with Marco Verratti, Georginio Wijnaldum and Gana Gueye lined up in the midfield. In defense, captain Marquinhos is expected to return and will be surrounded by Achraf Hakimi, Thilo Kehrer and Abdou Diallo. One of the big questions also concerns the identity of the goalkeeper between Keylor Navas and Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Costa Rican goalkeeper should for the moment keep his place to allow Paris to field a 4e victory in as many meetings.
The probable composition of PSG
Navas
Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kehrer, Diallo
Wijnaldum, Verratti, Gueye
Messi, Mbappé, Neymar