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Galtier provided details of Lionel Messi’s injury and how the dressing room is after the elimination in the French Cup

February 10, 2023

Galtier is confident that he will have Lionel Messi fit for the Champions League (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard)

Paris Saint Germain suffered its first major setback so far this season by losing 2-1 in the classic against Olympique Marseille and being out of competition in the French Cup. As if that were not enough, in that commitment Lionel Messi suffered an injury, which set off the alarms in the run-up to the momentous clash against Bayern Munich in the Parque de los Príncipes for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, the great desire of the French institution.

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Given this scenario, Christophe Galtier sought to calm down when talking about the physical condition of the world champion in Qatar 2022. “Leo has felt muscle fatigue, he will train again on Monday. He has no doubts for Bayern ”, said the PSG technical director.

However, he lamented the loss of the Flea for the hard clash against one of the direct rivals for the title in Ligue 1: “We know the importance of Leo in our game. With him gone, we will have to play in a different way to have a more solid, more compact team structure. Obviously, going to Monaco without Leo is always annoying.”

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“Injuries happen when there are a series of games, with a World Cup in the middle of the season that tires organizations. It is up to me to find freshness, to have a high-performance team and at the same time to inject freshness”, analyzed the French strategist.

Galtier also recognized the hard blow that losing to OM meant within the squad: “The players were very affected in the locker room after the game and yesterday. You have to avoid long speeches but also show what didn’t work, have a certain lucidity. When there is so much disappointment, it is useless to get angry. You have to keep a cool head.”