paris saint germainwith the presence of the world champion Lionel Messi but without the Brazilian neymarvisit this wednesday at montpellier with the obligation to return to victory after two dates and defend its status as leader of Ligue 1 in France.
The match corresponding to date 21 of the tournament will start at 17:00 (Argentina time), at the Stade de la Mosson and will be broadcast on the Star+ platform.
Messi will play from the start in the team led by Christophe Galtier, but due to a muscle strain, the Brazilian Neymar was excluded from the call announced by the Parisian club.
The other absentee is Italian Marco Verrettiwho was sent off in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against reims in the Parc des Princes.
After the match, controversy erupted in France because the offensive trident completed by Kylian Mbappé “unbalances the team and exposes it defensively”, according to L’Equipe newspaper.
However, coach Galtier assured that “depriving” one of the three forwards would be a “mistake”.
In this sense, the DT confirmed that at the end of the transfer market he will try to strengthen himself with the Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech, with a great performance at the Qatar 2022 World Cup and without much prominence at Chelsea, in England.
PSG need to bounce back as they started 2023 with just one win in four games and their lead over guard Lens has shrunk from seven to three points.
Furthermore, the current champion lost the two games he played as a guest during the year.
Montpellier occupy 14th position with 20 points and last time they beat Auxerre 2-0, as visitors they celebrated their first victory of the year after three defeats in a row.
Source: Clarin
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