Messi’s PSG crisis: insults between players, screams in the locker room and reproaches from fans before the Champions League

Insults on the pitch among the players, shouts in the changing rooms, reproaches from the fans from the stands. This combo is the confirmation of a new crisis of the Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germainthat while he was recovering from his muscle discomfort against the clock, he saw from a distance how his team took another wrong step in the visit to Monaco (1-3), another blow in a week to forget, just before the resumption of the big goal which is the Champions League.

On Tuesday, at the Parque de los Príncipes stadium, the Parisian team will receive a Bayern Monaco on the rise, fighting for the Bundesliga title, for the round of 16 of Europe’s most important club tournament. But the weather, it is clear, will not be the best for a squad affected by injuries and results like never before in the season. Christopher Galtier.

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In numbers, Saturday’s defeat in Monaco hasn’t changed PSG’s prospects too much, however Leaders of Liga 1but now with five point lead on its classic rival Olympic Marseillewho eliminated him from the French Cup on Wednesday.

It was the match in which Messi injured his hamstring, located in the hamstrings, which forced him to rest. This Monday, the “Pulce” will reappear in training, as announced by DT Galtier. “Is Messi a doubt against Bayern Munich? It won’t be against Munich, but he will return to training this Monday. The term ‘doubt’ can be withdrawn.”he assured on Friday, on the eve of the match.

Messi’s injury meant yet another problem for the roster which already included the possible loss of Kylian Mbappé for the two key matches against Bayern, to a hamstring injury in his left leg that would require three weeks to recover . TO Come they gave him rest Fabiano Ruiz was sidelined at the last minute by a stomach virus, while Sergio Ramos AND hakimi they were alternated by rotation.

But the tough defeat against Monaco, which confirmed the doubts the group from the capital is experiencing in the decisive phase of the season, could change the panorama. In any case, PSG have played seven games since the beginning of 2023: three wins, one draw and three losses. Until last January 1 I had not lost any.

The Parisian team looks different and its solid foundations crumble with each exit from the Parque de los Príncipes stadium.

For coach Galtier the good results at the start of the season are already a distant memory and he has to prepare with enormous pressure on his shoulders for Tuesday’s match against the Bavarian giant in Europe’s top competition.

This Sunday, the French newspapers revealed three specific episodes resulting from the defeat against Monaco and clarify the climate that exists “it’s a shame”as the Sunday weekly wrote JDDor at least “is ill”, as published The Teamand “it’s scary”, just like you specified the Parisians.

The confusion can be seen within the playing field. Galtier changed the design three times during the same duel against Monaco. The nervousness of PSG players has been certified by the insults that the cameras filmed between Neymar, Vitinha and Hugo Ekitike.

In the grandstand the sporting director louis fieldswhich the media is starting to blame for its ineffectiveness on the market, was no less irritated and even He went down to the locker room to ask for more aggression and reaction. to the captain marquinhos AND neymaras he wrote The Teamhe didn’t like that intervention and they said it to his face, “raising the tone”.

Once the game is over, that’s it Gianluigi Donnarumma He approached the ultras who went to the Principality. The Italian goalkeeper, MVP with his saves that prevented the victory, spoke of a “complicated moment”. after a while it was Kimpembereturning from a long injury, who presented himself to the PSG fans, megaphone in hand: “It’s true, on the pitch there is nothing that makes sense. It’s up to us to wake up, but we need you, because Tuesday will be even more difficult.”.

“We have to stick together”remotely tweeted Mbappé, to whom everyone lights candles but he may not be 100% of his physical condition if he decides to risk it.

Bayern, in a positive streak

Those who will try to take full advantage of the news from PSG are Bayern Munich, who arrive at the duel on Tuesday with three consecutive victoriestwo in the Bundesliga and one in the German Cup, with which he ended a slump in results in which he had accumulated three draws in a row, which caused him to lose ground in the fight for the title.

A 0-6 win against Mainz in the German Cup, a 2-4 win against Wolfsburg -in a match in which he played ten men for almost half an hour due to Joshua Kimmich being sent off- and a another 3-0 against Bochum are part of the Bavarian club’s recent credentials.

In any case, the two matches against PSG will be the most demanding test so far this year and will serve to show Bayern’s true form.

At the bow, the Swiss Yan Sommer He showed himself as a replacement for the injured Manuel Neuer.

Trainer Julian Nagelsman He has added Joao Cancelo in this market from Manchester City, which offers him many defensive and offensive variations.

In the attack, kingsley com, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller AND Erich-Maxim ChoupoMoting are almost fixed, while the other location will be decided between Leroy Sanè AND Serge Gnabry.

If Cancelo played left back, Coman would probably play right wing back. However, if Cancelo were to play more advanced on the right – and Bayern with a three-man back – Coman would appear on the left.