On October 12, Beijing time, Paris Saint-Germain will play against Benfica in the 4th round of the Champions League group stage. The world's number one and history's number one Messi will miss this game due to injury management. This season, Messi has a lot of playing time, and once ranked among the top two in the team, and is also a full attendant. But he was not exhausted and still had a truce due to injury. Messi has a history of playing in the World Cup with injuries, and his performance is not as expected, so he does not want to overdraw himself in order to avoid delaying his strategy in the context of his slower physical recovery after getting older.
Messi is very important to Paris Saint-Germain. He is the world's number one in scoring goals this season. He can basically be elected the best player in every game. He also surpassed Neymar , Benzema , Lewand, Haaland and Mbappe to become the world's number one. Paris Saint-Germain without Messi cannot win or even score goals with Neymar and Mbappe.
But Paris Saint-Germain has the world's first lineup after all, and there is no opponent in , Ligue 1, or the Champions League group stage, so even without Messi, Galtti must lead Paris Saint-Germain well. The last game was the first time that Galti did not coach Messi, and it was an accident that Neymar had a substitute. Galti has no Messi to rely on in this Champions League group stage, but if Neymar and Mbappe start at the same time, it is still easier to coach than in the last Ligue 1 game. Galti must win or he will be seen as relying on Messi alone.
Before the game, Messi was still praised by his opponents. After all, Messi played in his last game with Benfica, the best player, with a wonderful long shot outside the penalty area, activates several milestones. Messi's performance conquered his compatriots in C Ronaldo. Some Portuguese legend Paul Footre also went to Messi to apply for an autograph after the game. He had only looked for Maradona before.
Another opponent Messi conquered is German Benfica head coach Schmidt. When he was asked before the game, he verified Messi as the world's number one person and gave a common sense about Messi: he can not only score goals, but also lead his teammates! Schmidt said this: Messi is still the number one player in the world, and we are discussing a special player. He can not only lead his teammates, but also score goals in the frontcourt.
Messi missed the game with Benfica, which is a good thing for Schmidt, and it will be easier for him to arrange his tactics. Schmidt said: Since Messi will not play in this game, Paris Saint-Germain's tactics are probably different from before. Schmidt respects Messi and Paris Saint-Germain, and does not say that Messi is not here, Paris Saint-Germain is better to deal with. But obviously, it is indeed easier to deal with without Messi.
