Lionel Messi To Make PSG debut As Substitute Against Reims

Amidst the Real Madrid-Kylian Mbappe saga, Lionel Messi is preparing to make his debut with Paris Saint-Germain, which is expected to take place on Sunday at 19:45 BST away at Reims.

The Argentine has been training for a couple of weeks with his new teammates, but the idea is to give him half an hour of playing time in the second half of PSG’s upcoming match.

Despite this being the coaching staff’s idea, Messi’s desire to play and Mbappe’s potential absence could force Mauricio Pochettino to shuffle his deck.

After the game, Messi will board a flight to Buenos Aires to join Argentina for their upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.

Serie A, LaLiga and the Premier League refused to let their internationals travel to South America, while Ligue 1 protested against CONMEBOL’s congested schedule but let the players join their national teams.