And Kylian Mbappé was facing journalists past midnight after PSG / Saint-Étienne, his decisive double passer of the evening Lionel Messi did not linger in the corridors of the Parc des Princes. Around one o’clock in the morning, it was at Barcelona airport that the sevenfold Ballon d’Or was surprised by journalists, who had obviously been warned of his arrival. The Parisian No. 30 was in his old town to celebrate his wife’s birthday; and he didn’t even bother to change since he arrived directly with his PSG tracksuit.
If Messi can afford this quick round trip to Barcelona, it is because PSG will not resume training until Monday afternoon, Mauricio Pochettino having granted his troops a day and a half of rest. They will then have four training sessions before preparing for the trip to Nice scheduled for next Saturday (9 p.m.).
