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Messi and Neymar ask permission from the PSG coach to return in the middle of the match

Published:2022-11-16 By Hoàng An(MetaSports) Comments
France After being substituted in the 75th minute against Auxerre, Neymar and Lionel Messi asked coach Christopher Galtier to leave before the end of the game.

In the 75th minute, when PSG led 3-0 on November 13, Messi and Neymar left the field to make way for Pablo Sarabia and Hugo Ekitike. The two stars sat on the bench for a while, before calling Galtier and asking to leave early. Only when there was a sign of agreement from the French coach, Messi and Neymar got up and left. Neymar then came over and shook Galtier's hand before leaving.

Coach Galtier confirmed he agreed to let the two stars leave early in time to join Argentina and Brazil for the 2022 World Cup. "I know they have to leave early, and maybe we won't meet in the changing room in time. stuff," said the 56-year-old coach. "So I wish them success in the World Cup."

PSG won the match 5-0 and kept the top of the Ligue 1 table with five points more than the second team Lens. In addition to the two stars mentioned above, PSG have nine other players who will attend the World Cup in Qatar.

On the morning of November 14, Messi set foot in Abu Dhabi to prepare for a friendly with Argentina against the UAE on November 16 at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. After that, Lionel Scaloni's army will fly to Qatar. Argentina played the top match of Group C against Saudi Arabia on November 22.

And Neymar and midfielder Marquinhos missed the flight from Paris to Turin because of a technical problem, when the Brazilian team trained in Italy. On the afternoon of November 14, they just arrived in Turin and missed the first training session with the team. These two players make up for training at the gym. They plan to practice with teammates from November 16. And Brazil played the top match of Group G against Serbia on the evening of November 24.

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