Lionel Messi will set foot on the Parc des Princes lawn this Saturday, August 14, but not to play. The Argentine star will be presented to the Parisian public at 7:30 p.m. before the game against Strasbourg.
According to information from The team, Lionel Messi will meet the Paris Saint-Germain fans at the same time as Sergio Ramos, Achraf Hakimi, Georginio Wijnaldum and Gianluigi Donnarumma, the other recruits who arrived this summer.
For this unprecedented event, the doors of the Parc des Princes will open from 6 pm, 1:30 before the start of the ceremony and 3 hours before the meeting in front of Strasbourg.
As for the restrictions, they will be minimal. In fact, 47,000 people are expected in the stadium tonight, for the return of the public. In fact, the PSG faithful have not set foot in the Parc des Princes since February 29, 2020, before the first running of the bulls.
The fans have already promised a “very, very hot” atmosphere, in the words of Nicolás Boffredo, president of the CUP, to France Blue. “The players will have banners in their name and we hope they will come to greet us around the turn.” Parties that are advertised “very well”, according to the organizers.
To see Lionel Messi wearing the Parisian shirt, however, it will be necessary to wait a little longer, until the Argentine finishes his physical preparation.