PSG-Manchester City: Messi and Guardiola at the time of reunion – Maxifoot

The shock of this Tuesday between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City in the Champions League will be marked by the reunion between Lionel Messi and his ex-mentor at FC Barcelona, ​​Pep Guardiola. A duel that generally smiled on the Argentinean.

It was supposed to be a match in the match between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but, as the Portuguese ended up taking over the management of the other Manchester club, it will ultimately be a poster between La Pulga and Pep Guardiola!

This Tuesday (9 p.m.), Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City face each other in the big shock of the 2nd day of the group stage of the Champions League. In this remake of the semi-finals of the past season (2-1, 2-0 for City), a big novelty: the presence in the Parisian workforce of Messi.

Balance sheet, but Messi advantage

Recovered from his knee trouble and still in search of his first Parisian goal, the six-time Ballon d’Or will therefore have the opportunity to cross paths with Guardiola, the man who was his coach and his mentor at FC Barcelona between 2008 and 2012. The time to collect 14 trophies together, including the LdC twice, and to delight all fans with a style of play that will stand out. Since their paths split, the two have faced each other four times, with a very balanced record as each side has two wins to its name.

In 2015, for Act I of the reunion, the Pulga had martyred Bayern Munich of its ex-coach in the semi-final of C1 with a scathing 3-0 bearing the mark of the Argentine the first leg (double and famous fall of Jrme Boateng on his hook). Bayern will win the return 3-2 for nothing. Messi then found Guardiola in the group stage of the 2016-2017 edition. Frankly appointed to the Skyblues bench, the Catalan had left Camp Nou again with a suitcase (4-0, including a hat-trick from Messi!), Before taking his revenge 3-1 on the return. Despite the balanced balance sheet, one thing is certain: the native of Rosario shines against his former coach with six goals scored, two decisive assists and a penalty obtained in 4 games.

P. Guardiola – for the beauty of the match, I hope he will play

A real challenge for the Catalan coach, who has long been the favorite to recruit the South American in case of departure from Bara, but who woke up too late this summer ( we were convinced that Leo would stay at Bara, had dropped the Spaniard in August). But this missed meeting will not spoil the reunion. I think he’s one of those types of players whose qualities speak for themselves on the pitch. I don’t need to add anything. We were lucky to see him at Bara for 17 years. I did not describe him or speak of him, his career is exceptional. For the beauty of the match, I hope he can play tomorrow (this Tuesday, editor’s note), incense the technician at a press conference. A wish that will normally be granted, to the delight of football fans!

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