When Messi will play his first match as world champion: it will be January 11 for the French championship

At 35 years and 6 months, Lionel Messi He returned to the standings playing the best World Cup of his career. Is that Leo commanded the Argentina national team in its third world Cup, established himself as the best player in the competition and was on the verge of becoming the top scorer as well. But now he goes more. Months after being awarded the Ballon d’Or, Leo already presents himself as the main candidate, but now he will have to maintain his best version with the PSG shirt.

For him he will return to play the rosary Paris Saint-Germain on 11 January, when his team will face Angers for the eighteenth round of Ligue 1 in France, which will officially resume activity this Wednesday after the World Cup in Qatar.

For now, Messi continues on holiday in Rosario, where he spends the end of the year holidays, and in the Parisian institute their effective reintegration into the squad is expected from 3 Januaryafter the duel against Lens.

Kylian Mbappé and Neymar would instead be called up by Christopher Galtier for Wednesday’s match against Racing Strasbourg. Pending confirmation of the call-up, the French and Brazilian are expected to review the minutes this week. Both have been training with the first team since last week, highlighting the case of Mbappé, who placed himself under Galtier just a couple of days after losing in the World Cup final to Argentina.

Even though Leo will only be back on the pitch on 11 January, PSG are yet to play several games in between. After facing Angers this Wednesday, the side from the French capital must visit Lens this Sunday. On Friday 6 January, PSG will return to the field in the French Cup, where they will face Chateauroux of the French Third Division. In Ligue 1, the Parisians are first with 41 points and five ahead of Lens.

Messi’s Christmas in Rosario

The Argentine captain, through social media, has revealed part of the intimacy of the celebrations with his family, as well as his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, who has also published photos with the footballer and their children. On Christmas Eve, Leo uploaded a story to his Instagram account in which his wife is seen dancing to the song “Pa’ la Selección” by the group La T y la M. Next to Antonela’s steps, below, a romantic message.

For his part, a few minutes before that publication, Roccuzzo uploaded a photo to his Instagram account with the captain of the national team and Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, the couple’s three children. She also shared the story her husband dedicated to her, along with an emoji covering his eyes. After midnight, already at Christmas, Antonela published a photo of the whole family next to the tree and her gifts. “Merry Christmas,” she wrote. “Capos”, Sergio “Kun” Agüero congratulated them in the comments.