![]() It all looked easy to him, but he was fantastic. He was the "free player" in the main training drill, which meant he was playing for both teams during the little matches. ![]() GettyĮven short of match fitness and after not having kicked a ball for more than a month since Argentina's Copa America win, Messi was amazing, impressing everyone. ![]() Messi was given a raucous welcome by PSG fans during Sunday's game and has been adjusting nicely to life in the French capital. On Monday, his new teammates (or at least the ones who had never played with him before) got a little taste of Messi's talent during his first proper collective training session. On Sunday, he took part in a few "rondos" and then he humbled midfielder Idrissa Gueye at Teqball, the sport that combines soccer with table tennis and is played on a curved table. While he's adjusting to the city and its spoils, it's also time for him to get back to work. They made the short trip from Avenue Hoche to Avenue de Wagram, on the other side of the Arc de Triomphe, and again, no-one bothered them apart from two young fans, for whom he signed autographs at the restaurant. On Monday evening, when he and Antonela went out for the first time for dinner, just the two of them, they went to Cesar, one of the best Italian restaurants in the city - and a place where PSG players and celebrities like to eat. Man City doesn't mean much yet, Barcelona win without Messi, RIP Gerd MullerĪt the Le Royal Monceau hotel, where he is currently staying in a suite worth 20,000 euros a night, people leave him in peace. For the past week, the six-time Ballon d'Or winning is discovering Paris as a football city and while he loves the passion and euphoria, he appreciates the quiet moments as well. Together, they've taken their three boys, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, to Disneyland Paris multiple times as well. His wife, Antonela, has visited often in the past for some shopping or to attend Fashion Week, typically held in late-September/early-October. The Messi family has always liked Paris a lot as a city. The club put on a show, winning 4-2 after racing to a 3-0 lead, and Messi really appreciated it all. On Saturday, the Parc des Princes exploded for his presentation before the game against Strasbourg. ![]() The "Messimania" in Paris, in France and all around the world, has been huge. The definitive timeline of Messi's Barcelona career Messi's tearful farewell on Barcelona's day like no other Inside story of Messi's final days at Barca, PSG move It's possible he didn't expect such a reception from the PSG fans, which makes sense: he'd never changed clubs in his entire career, making this a first for him. His arrival in the French capital, the scenes at Le Bourget airport, at the Parc des Princes or even outside his luxurious hotel near the Champs Elysees, have impressed him. 5, Messi's life is slowly returning to some kind of normality. ![]() More importantly, Messi is finally feeling like a football player again.Īfter breaking the internet and every social media network with his sensational exit from Barcelona on Aug. Messi's team was not going to lose and the Argentine is already the King of the Camp des Loges, the Parisians' training ground. Their opponents, including Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos, Marco Verratti and Achraf Hakimi, could do nothing. During only his full second practice with the whole Paris Saint-Germain squad, Lionel Messi was on the winning side, and what teammates he had to work with: Keylor Navas, Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Julian Draxler and Kylian Mbappe. They won the final training match on Tuesday morning. ![]()
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