{"id":285715,"date":"2023-02-10T13:17:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/10\/injured-lionel-messi-a-worry-for-psg-champions-league-clash-with-bayern-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:17:27","slug":"injured-lionel-messi-a-worry-for-psg-champions-league-clash-with-bayern-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/10\/injured-lionel-messi-a-worry-for-psg-champions-league-clash-with-bayern-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Lionel Messi a worry for PSG Champions League clash with Bayern | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-97804436,imgsize-37884.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>PARIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lionel-messi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_lionel-messi\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lionel Messi<\/a> will miss <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/paris-saint-germain\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_paris-saint-germain\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>&#8216;s Ligue 1 trip to Monaco on Saturday with a hamstring injury, raising concerns that he may not be fit in time for his team&#8217;s <!-- -->Champions League<!-- --> showdown with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bayern-munich\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_bayern-munich\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a> next week.<br \/>PSG<!-- --> confirmed on Friday that the Argentine World Cup winner had suffered the injury in the club&#8217;s 2-1 defeat against Marseille in the French Cup on Wednesday and would continue to undergo treatment over the next 48 hours.<br \/>They added that Messi would return to training on Monday, the eve of the last-16 first leg against Bayern in Paris.<br \/>PSG coach Christophe Galtier played down concerns that the 35-year-old may not be ready in time for that huge game.<br \/>&#8220;Leo will not be available for the match against Monaco but he will be back in training on Monday so you can forget about him being a doubt,&#8221; Galtier told reporters.<br \/>&#8220;We know the importance of Leo to the way we play. 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