Whenever I heard that Messi Mbappe would not play in this match, I doubted that PSG would not win this match. That's why many people bet for AS Monaco yesterday. However, PSG conceded 3 goals in the first half. And PSG managed to score a goal. Neither team could score in the second half. PSG left the field with a 3-1 defeat at the last minute. This is PSG's third defeat in the current league. Of course, PSG is at the top of the league table with 54 points in 23 matches. And AS Monaco has reached the second position with 47 points in 23 matches. And Marseille is in third position with 46 points after playing 22 matches. PSG's 3rd defeats from first place is a huge blow. But let's see what benefits PSG can bring against Bayern Munich on the 15th.
I'm not surprised by PSG's defeat against Monaco, especially since SPG has a crucial match in the next three days against Bayern in the last 16 of the Champions League. but at least, this defeat was really embarrassing for Galtier who couldn't maximize the performance of his troops. I'm starting to doubt, with what Galtier applies. supposedly, this match could have ended in a draw or at least PSG lost by a narrow score.
In this match, Galtier again tweaked his formation with a 3-5-2 pattern. and again, the PSG players struggled to adapt to what Galtier wanted. the absence of Mbappe and Messi clearly had a huge impact, it was evident that PSG had a very difficult time keeping up with Monaco's game. even Monaco has a much better chance than PSG, they have 19 total shots, 9 of which are on target. meanwhile, PSG only had 7 total shots, 2 of which were on target. as a result, PSG had to be humiliated a second time like the PSG match against Lens.
Talking about the Champions League match, I can't speculate much that this match will feature an interesting fight from the two teams. but at least, Bayern have an advantage if it turns out that Mbappe and Messi are absent in the game later.
What I think of all this is that what PSG really wanted was to protect their star and determining players, so as not to get injured, although I'm not very sure, but I seemed to read on Facebook that Lio Messi had been injured, and I don't know He doesn't know if he will be in the game against Bayern, which I think if he is, it will be a considerable loss, because the team needs him for that game.
Bayern will not lose an opportunity in this game, now, I understand that the coach put a different team to play against Monaco to get out of that commitment and things did not go well for him. What I think is that PSG is now concentrating only on the UCL, they know they have to win, on the other hand Monaco and Marseille are on the lookout, but I think PSG's advantage is quite big, for me after this match in the UCL will change the way they play.
PSG manager Christophe Galtier confirmed on Friday that Messi will be available to feature against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, although it is unclear whether the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will be at 100 percent for the contest.
If it were up to former France national team manager Raymond Domenech, he would roll out Messi to play against the reigning Bundesliga champions, even if the forward is not fully fit for the matchup.
“There is no hesitation to have,” Domenech said during a recent appearance on the “L’Equipe du Soir” program. “We must try. If they don’t try, it’s useless because the PSG season is based on the European Cup.
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https://psgtalk.com/2023/02/former-france-manager-domenech-explains-why-messi-must-play-vs-bayern-munich-no-matter-what/