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Lionel Messi v Olympique Marseille

THE ARGENTINE HAS SEVERAL DAYS OFF

It's back! Messi returns to Barcelona after his goal with PSG

Published:20/02/2023 - 09:40h

Updated:20/02/2023 - 09:40h

For the first time since he was crowned world champion, Leo Messi has returned to Barcelona, the city that saw him consolidate as a professional footballer and then as the best in the world year after year.

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Lionel Messi has gone back, once again, to Barcelona. The Argentinian has landed in the Catalan capital this Sunday after the agónico triumph of the PSG in front of the Lille (4-3), in which it has commissioned to mark the decisive goal in the time added and with a flawless free shot, for now take some days of rest in which by so many years was his house, and his city.

Accompanied of his wife Antonella and his three children, Leo took advantage of that the technician of the French team, Christophe Galtier, gave permission to the players to take a break of the season until next Wednesday, after having returned also to the Champions League the past Tuesday. This rest has taken advantage of it the Argentinian to land in the airport of The Prat.

In spite of his exit to the capital of France in 2021, Messi did not sell his property in the urbanisation Bellamar of Castelldefels, where regularly attend some of his familiar near. For example, his dad Jorge this week also travelled to the City Condal, apparently to prepare all the concerning this visit in which the player already had stood out that would bring all his memories of the World-wide past of Qatar.

It will go back to remain sometime?

The father of Leo left see by Barcelona after having negotiated with Luis Fields and To the Khelaifi in Paris. The renewal of the player still follows stagnated, waiting for that close próximamente another meeting with the PSG. The Parisian club looks forward to to convince him so that it follow until 2024, or 2025, whereas the FC Barcelona awaits by some change in the libreto to measure that approach the summer.

However, Jorge Messi spoke the past week with the media and signalled that the future of his son does not happen for the moment for going back to get dressed of Barcelona, since "they do not give the conditions", although it left in the air the incógnita because "the life gives a lot of turns". "I do not think that it go back (Messi). They do not give the conditions. We have not spoken (with Laporta). I do not know if it is impossible, do not have neither idea", signalled that day.

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