Lionel Messi, after recovering from the coronavirus: “It took me longer than I thought”

Robin Herman January 14, 2022

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Lionel Messi, after recovering from the coronavirus: "It took me longer than I thought"

“As you know, I had COVID. I wanted to thank you for all the messages I received and tell you that it took me longer than I thought to be well, but I’m almost recovered, “said the Rosario footballer on his Instagram account.

Lionel Messi, after recovering from the coronavirus: “It took me longer than I thought”And he added: “I am really looking forward to getting back on the court. I’ve been training these days to get 100%. This year very nice challenges are coming and hopefully very soon we can see each other again. Thanks!!!”.

Lionel Messi at PSG: he played 58% of the minutes since he arrived

For various reasons, Lionel Messi has missed nine of 26 games in the PSG shirt since he made his debut on August 29, 2020.

Slowly, that illusion for the arrival of the best footballer in the world turned into discomfort.

Strictly speaking, of the 2,250 minutes that PSG have played since Messi’s debut, the Argentine striker participated in 1,316, which yields a total of 58%. Meanwhile, he was absent in 810, a figure that bothers the Parc des Princes.

It is not yet known if La Pulga will be able to play on Saturday against Stade Brestois.

Messi has six goals in 25 games: Mbappé almost triples it

The truth is that PSG and Messi have not been able to calibrate 100 percent so far. Of the 25 games that the club played since Messi’s debut, the footballer played 16, of which he played 13 completely. He has scored a total of six goals (in that same number of games Mbappé scored 16) and gave three assists.