After the shock of legends, the thermal shock. Two days after the clash between Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi in the gala match won (5-4) on Thursday evening on the lawn of the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, the return to current affairs has undoubtedly had a somewhat “spicy” side. for PSG players. Far from the twenty degrees that accompanied them during their express getaway to Qatar, then to Saudi Arabia, it was under a temperature close to zero that Christophe Galtier’s troops resumed training this Saturday noon.
Two days before the meeting against the modest formation of Pays de Cassel, Monday evening (8:45 p.m.) at the Bollaert stadium in Lens on behalf of the 16th finals of the Coupe de France, it is cap on the head and gloved that most Parisians showed up on the lawn of the Camp des Loges. Neymar, Messi, Ramos and Mbappé, freshly awarded his eighth player of the month trophy by the LFP (November – December)… all the stars, or almost, were present at the meeting except Achraf Hakimi. The Moroccan was indeed authorized to stay in Riyadh to attend the “Joy Awards”, a ceremony rewarding personalities from the Middle East. He will only return to training with the rest of the squad this Sunday.
The other two notable but expected absentees were defender Nordi Mukiele and midfielder Marco Verratti, who suffered hamstring and quadriceps injuries respectively. After returning to competition on Thursday in Riyadh, the Portuguese Nuno Mendes, injured during the World Cup in Qatar, and the young Timothée Pembélé, back from knee surgery, were also faithful to the position, like the Titis Housni , Zaire Emery, Gharbi or Bistchiabu who could be offered a role on the Bollaert stage which will be sold out on Monday evening.