First it was Messi’s arrival in Paris for the medical and signing the contract. Then it was Messi’s shirt in PSG shop, and meters and meters of people in the cue. And after that, it’s Messi’s debut date. The first game in another shirt. But the date is still not known. It didn’t happen at home to Strasbourg, then it didn’t happen in Brest, but it seems that it will finally happen in Reims. The Saints are playing on Sunday evening in the fourth round of League 1, and this time, it could happen that both Messi and Neymar take their places in the first 11 alongside Mbappe. The Argentinian and the Brazilian haven’t played since the Copa America final on July 11th (Argentina won 1-0).Kluivert and Thuram score in the same match – that’s not a football headline from 1998 but 2021For the first time since League 1 started, coach Mauricio Pochettino has all three players at his disposal, and could decide to unleash them against Reims. After all, if Mbappe transfer to Real is bound to happen, this might be the only time we will see all three players together. Off course, coach Pochettino wasn’t ready to announce who will start the game, but even without Messi and Mbappe, PSG have won all of their three games in League 1. Cynics would say that Troy, Strasbourg and Brest are not such a formidable force, but nevertheless, the Saints have 9 points from three games and face another weak team.”Leo is very motivated. It is true that we are discovering a great professional who is adapting very quickly to his new partners and to his new club” Mauricio Pochettino explained at a press conference on Saturday. Unlike Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, Mauro Icardi and Sergio Ramos will not play in this match, as well as Colin Dagba and Layvin Kurzawa.(15.0) REIMS (7.25) PSG (1.18)And the good citizens of Reims are also preparing for the arrival of PSG and Messi. Again, just like in Brest, the ticket prices rocketed, and some of the home supporters decided to cash in and sell their tickets to the visiting Parisians, who want to see Messi at all costs. For this match, the club has set up a ticket resale platform. The prices go up to 999 euros. And on unofficial sites, the price of seats goes up to 6,000 euros.”I sold 3 places. I have friends who can not come Sunday evening. A place, I sold it to a supporter of Reims for 40 euros. The other two left for Parisians at 130 euros and 180 euros. My annual subscription is 149 euros. We can therefore say thank you Parisians” says Simon, subscribed to the Stade de Reims to RMC Sport.📋 A group of 22 players are in the squad for the trip to Reims 👀#SDRPSG pic.twitter.com/8PONgR8rH2— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) August 29, 2021 The club is also in a state of emergency. All the questions at the press conference were about Messi. And the number of journalists was a surprise too – 20. Way too much for usual Reims conferences. More than 120 journalists will be accredited on Sunday. The last record dates back to 2013 with 113 journalists when David Beckam played one of his first matches with PSG. This Ligue 1 match will be broadcast live in 208 territories by 52 broadcasters.LIGUE 1 – Round 4FridayNantes – Lyon 0-1 (0-1)/Dembele 35/SaturdayNice – Bordeaux 4-0 (3-0)/Kluivert 7, Gouiri 33, 42 pen, Thuram 85/Marseille – Saint-Etienne 3-1 (1-1)/Guendouzi 23, Gerson 51, Under 68 – Kolodziejczak 32)Sunday14.00: (4.20) Troyes (3.50) Monaco (1.90)16.00: (1.75) Lens (3.60) Lorient (4.90)16.00: (1.90) Clermont (3.40) Metz (4.30)16.00: (2.80) Angers (3.05) Rennes (2.70)16.00: (2.10) Strasbourg (3.45) Brest (3.50)18.00: (1.75) Lille (3.60) Montpellier (4.90)21.45: (10.0) Reims (6.50) PSG (1.25)***odds are subject to change
