Paris Saint-Germain or PSG will host Benfica on Monday (11/10/2022) at the Parc de Princes. Messi is rumored to be absent, so Galtier will rely on Mbappe and Neymar. Here’s the PSG vs Benfica live streaming link at 20:00 BST.
Not wanting to take risks like that is what the PSG team is doing right now. As we all know Lionel Messi suffered a slight muscle problem during the match against Benfica last week, Messi even missed the match against Reims.
Now the PSG health team has again announced news that Lionel Messi fans, and also the coach Christophtiar Galtier, don’t want to hear. Galtier was certainly sad to learn that the former Barcelona captain was again absent for Les Parisiens.
The bad news came from the Paris Saint-Germain camp where Lionel Messi, the Argentine footballer had not yet recovered from his injury and forced him to miss the match against Benfica in the fourth match of the 2022/23 Champions League group stage.
Messi picked up a calf injury during PSG’s match against OGC Nice at the Parc des Princes Stadium last week. In the continuation of matchday 3 of the 2022 2023 Champions League against Benfica which ended with a one-on-one score, Messi asked to be substituted in the second half due to a muscle injury.
The injury ruled him out of last weekend’s League 1 match against Stade de Reims. The absence of Messi made PSG’s front line dull, and the team had to settle for playing with a draw, 0 – 0.
Thanks to a goalless draw against Reims, PSG couldn’t score for the first time this season. It is certain that PSG want Messi to recover as soon as possible so that he can play this midweek when it turns to host Benfica.
But unfortunately the desire to play Messi will not be accomplished because Messi’s condition is still not fully healthy from a calf injury and still has to undergo treatment. As a result, PSG had to rely on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe as the spearhead of the attack against the Portuguese team, Benfica.
Besides Messi, several other PSG players also had to be absent, such as Renato Sanches. This certainly makes most PSG fans very sad because without Messi, PSG are just an ordinary team that is lacking to enjoy until the end of the game.
The captain of the Argentine national team did attract attention with his distinctive style of play. Each appearance makes PSG’s rating increase drastically because the fans want to see Messi’s appearance when he is in a mess.
As we know at the start of this season Messi has had an extraordinary season. He has continuously contributed goals and assists with a total of 16 goal contributions that have been recorded so far. Obviously this is a great contribution.
However, it is not only PSG and Messi fans who are sad to see the legend again unable to play for Les Parisiens this season. The coach, Christopher Galtier is also dizzy and sad because one of his flagship players can’t play tonight.
In a press statement ahead of PSG vs Benfica, the former OGC Nice coach said Messi felt discomfort in his calf in the first match against Benfica.
“He (Lionel Messi) thought he could be involved in tomorrow’s game, he was better, but in the end he still had a bad feeling today. We know the importance of Messi to the team, the state of his level and the relationship he has with other players. We can’t be happy if a player like Lionel Messi isn’t there,” said Galtier.
But in the match against Benfica, and for the good of the legend, PSG will not force Messi to play because it can be fatal. Because Messi is PSG’s most valuable asset, and also the Argentine national team.
Moreover, the biggest football event in the world, the 2022 World Cup, will start in November 2022, and it will be the last World Cup for Lionel Messi.
Live streaming
The PSG vs Benfica match can be watched on television screens and online. Complete information on the schedule and live streaming of PSG Benfica, Tuesday (11/10), can be seen in this article.
