![]() He made his first start on Wednesday in the 1-1 Champions League draw with Club Bruges. His debut came last month as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 win over Reims, with the goals scored before his introduction. It took 40 days between joining and making his home debut for fitness reasons and because of the last international break. This was Messi's third game for Paris St-Germain - the third game he has played for a club other than Barcelona. As for his reaction, I asked him how he was, he said he was OK. "These are decisions that have to be made by the coach. At the end of the day, that's why we're here. Sometimes players like it and sometimes they don't. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The decisions in the game are made for the good of the team and each player. "I think we all know we have great players in this 35-man squad," said the former Tottenham manager. PSG manager Pochettino said his decision to substitute Messi was not controversial. 'I asked how he was, he said he was OK' Lionel Messi's old Barcelona team-mate Neymar got PSG level against Lyon Neymar waited for Lopes to move before slotting in. He appeared to pull back Malo Gusto in the box but the teenage Lyon defender was penalised instead, with a spot-kick given. Lucas Paqueta swept in Karl Toko Ekambi's cross to give Lyon the lead.īut Neymar equalised with a controversial penalty. The forward, who left Barcelona this summer, did not stop but briefly said something to boss Mauricio Pochettino while walking past him to the bench.Īnother PSG substitute, Mauro Icardi, scored the injury-time winner in the Ligue 1 game, as he headed in Kylian Mbappe's cross. ![]() Messi was given a round of applause, but not a standing ovation by his fans. ![]() With the score 1-1, the 34-year-old was replaced by right-back Achraf Hakimi and did not look happy at coming off.
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