{"id":22880,"date":"2021-08-29T09:57:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T13:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22880"},"modified":"2021-08-29T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T13:57:17","slug":"messi-set-to-make-psg-debut-against-reims-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22880","title":{"rendered":"Messi Set To Make PSG Debut Against Reims Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2-61718722.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2-61718722.png 498w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2-61718722-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lionel Messi is set to make his Paris St Germain debut on Sunday after being named in the squad to play at Reims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-time world player of the year signed a two-year deal with the French side on August 10th after ending a 21-year spell at Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino said he would not rush Messi into action as the 34-year-old built up his fitness in the French capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi has not played since winning the Copa America with Argentina on July 11th but Pochettino said on Saturday at his pre-match press conference: \u201cHe is very motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a great professional who is adapting very fast to his new teammates and to a new context.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kylian Mbappe has also been named in PSG\u2019s 22-man squad for the Reims trip despite the France forward being targeted by Real Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been reported that Real have bid \u20ac170 million for Mbappe, who has scored 133 goals in 174 matches for PSG since joining from Monaco in 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-22880\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22880&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-22880\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22880&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-22880\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22880&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22880\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi is set to make his Paris St Germain debut on Sunday after being named in the squad to play at Reims. 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