Results showed signs of bone bruising, the club said in a statement. Messi was replaced by Achraf Hakimi, a full-back, after 76 minutes against Lyon, on his first home appearance as a PSG player since arriving from Barcelona. The year-old appeared to reject Pochettino's hand as he walked past his coach towards the Paris bench but the former Tottenham Hotspur boss later defended his decision to take Messi off without mentioning the injury. On Tuesday he admitted that Messi's fitness was the reason he made the change with the scores level at the time.
He played very well in the first half, and the only thing missing was a goal. Mauro Icardi's stoppage-time headed goal secured victory for PSG against Lyon, leaving them with six wins out of six in Ligue 1 this season and already five points clear of second-placed Marseille, albeit having played a game more.
They will be expected to keep their run going away to a Metz side who are winless and prop up the division, although Pochettino may heavily rotate his squad. Emiliano Sala crash trial: Aircraft operator found guilty at trial. We and our partners use cookies on this site to provide a better experience with content, analytics, ads and to help improve security on our site. To accept cookies, close this box or continue to use our site, otherwise please do not use this website.
To close this box, click I agree. Cookie Policy. The Argentina international was enjoying another fine start to the campaign prior to his injury, scoring three goals in four Primera Division starts. Teaming up with forwards Luis Suarez and Neymar, Messi forms part of arguably the strongest group of attackers in the world. But unlike previous years, Barcelona's depth behind those three is limited. Rafinha also suffered a devastating injury earlier this season, leaving Enrique with the young and unproven Munir el Haddadi and Sandro Ramirez for cover.
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