PSG boss plays down decision to take Messi off in team’s win
Updated On: 21 September, 2021 11:23 AM IST | Paris | AFP
PSG won 2-1 with a stoppage-time headed goal by substitute Mauro Icardi
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PSG’s Lionel Messi with head coach Mauricio Pochettino during their French League match against Lyon on Sunday. Pic/AFP
PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino defended his decision to take off Lionel Messi as the former Barcelona man made his home debut in Sunday’s Ligue 1 game against Lyon.
Messi was outstanding in the first half at the Parc des Princes but began to fade from the game after the break and was replaced by Achraf Hakimi for the final quarter of an hour with the score 1-1 at the time. PSG won 2-1 with a stoppage-time headed goal by substitute Mauro Icardi.
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