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  • BREAKING: PSG suffer COVID-19 strike as Messi, 3 key players contract disease

    BREAKING: PSG suffer COVID-19 strike as Messi, 3 key players contract disease

    Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have been struck by Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection as the club star player, Lionel Messi has contracted the disease.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Messi, who is currently in Argentina, contracted COVID-19 along with three first team players of PSG.

    The first team players are Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala, and according to a statement by the club, the players are currently in isolation.

    They will obviously not be able to go to Vannes on Monday, for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Their presence in Lyon on Sunday January 9 for the resumption of the French championship (day 20) is also uncertain.

    “Leo Messi is positive for Covid-19. This is the main information from the medical point announced this Sunday at midday by PSG.

    “The Argentine star is one of the four affected players announced on Saturday evening by the club.

    “Leo is in contact with the club’s medical service. He is in Argentina. When it is negative, he will come back to us. From that moment on, we’ll see if he can play,” Mauricio Pochettino commented at a press conference on Sunday noon.

  • Newcastle seek to re-sign Georginio Wijnaldum

    Premier League Newcastle United are seeking to re-sign Georginio Wijnaldum from Paris Saint-Germain.

    The Holland international has battled for consistency in his first season in France, having arrived in the summer as free agent from Liverpool.

    L’Equipe says Newcastle have Wijnaldum high on their shopping list for the January market.

    PSG are aware of Newcastle’s interest, though are yet to field a firm approach.

    Wijnaldum, meanwhile, may need to take some persuading as he’d be swapping a Ligue Une title push for a relegation battle should he return to Tyneside.

  • Tuchel targets PSG defender as Rudiger closer to Chelsea exit

    Tuchel targets PSG defender as Rudiger closer to Chelsea exit

    Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is targeting PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe to replace contract rebel Antonio Rudiger.

    Rudiger’s future has been the subject of speculation in recent months, with the German international’s contract at Chelsea set to expire at the end of the season.

    Therefore, with Rudiger potentially leaving in a matter of months, Chelsea could be starting to plan ahead, and it seems that Tuchel is already targeting someone he is familiar with to add to his squad.

    The 48-year-old coach is eyeing a reunion with Kimpembe, who he worked with at PSG, as reported by L’Equipe.

    The pair spent two years together in France, winning Ligue 1 twice and making the Champions League final in 2020.

  • I know PSG can beat Real Madrid – Pochettino

    I know PSG can beat Real Madrid – Pochettino

    Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino insists they can beat Real Madrid.

    PSG will meet Real in the Champions League round of 16 later this season.

    Pochettino said: “It will be a difficult double confrontation because it is a team that has a great coach and great players. We are going to face Real Madrid, which is a team used to winning the Champions League, a team with history and a lot of experience. So it is clear that we will have to play a very difficult game.

    “Of course, we have to have confidence. We have a great team, great footballers, with a lot of talent and I have no doubt that we will arrive in the best possible way and always with a lot of confidence in our players. We have enough quality to win this match and go to the next round. This is the goal of Paris Saint-Germain.”

  • UCL: Lionel Messi fires warning at Real Madrid

    UCL: Lionel Messi fires warning at Real Madrid

    Paris Saint-Germain star Leo Messi has welcomed their Champions League round 16 draw against Real Madrid.

    The Barcelona legend is excited about the knockout rounds.

    “The objective for PSG is to win the Champions League, that’s everyone’s aim,” he said at the Dubai Expo 2020.

    “The team has been very close before. It’s an essential competition for all teams. We’ll try to win it.”

    The forward also explained what it has been like to move from Barcelona and LaLiga Santander to PSG and Ligue 1.

    “It was a very big change after so much time in the same place, so it wasn’t easy,” he said.

    “But, we’re all doing well in what is a spectacular city and at one of the best teams in the world.”

  • UCL round of 16 redraw: PSG to face Real Madrid, Man Utd get Atletico

    UCL round of 16 redraw: PSG to face Real Madrid, Man Utd get Atletico

    Paris Saint-Germain will face Real Madrid in the 2021-22 Champions League round of 16 after the ties had to be redrawn on a chaotic and embarrassing afternoon for UEFA.

    The two European heavyweights will clash next year in the pick of the ties, with reigning champions Chelsea facing Lille – who they also were paired with in the original draw.

    Manchester United – who were originally against PSG – will face Atletico Madrid, Man City are against Sporting CP and Liverpool will take on Inter.

    Official last-16 draw

    RB Salzburg vs Bayern Munich

    Sporting vs Manchester City

    Benfica vs Ajax

    Chelsea vs Lille

    Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United

    Villarreal vs Juventus

    Inter vs Liverpool

    PSG vs Real Madrid

  • UCL round of 16: Ronaldo, Messi renew rivalry as Man Utd face PSG [Full draw]

    UCL round of 16: Ronaldo, Messi renew rivalry as Man Utd face PSG [Full draw]

    Manchester United have been drawn to face Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League.

    A mouthwatering tie pits two of the greatest players of all time in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

    Holders Chelsea have been drawn to face French champions Lille, while six-time winners Liverpool come up against Red Bull Salzburg.

    Premier League champions Manchester City take on last season’s Europa League winners Villarreal.

    Pep Guardiola’s side have never won the competition and were beaten in last season’s final by Chelsea.

    The draw suffered an administrative error when United had initially been drawn against Villarreal – they were ineligible to face each other as they were in the same group.

    The first legs will be spread out on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, with the second legs on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March.

    Chelsea are the only English side to play their first leg at home, with the other three all away after winning their groups.

    A major change from this season sees the away goals rule removed, so ties level after 180 minutes will go to extra time.

    If the teams still cannot be separated after the additional 30 minutes, then it goes to a penalty shootout.

    This season’s final takes place in St Petersburg, Russia, on 28 May.

    Full draw:

    Benfica vs Real Madrid

    Villarreal vs Manchester City

    Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich

    Red Bull Salzburg vs Liverpool

    Inter vs Ajax

    Sporting vs Juventus

    Chelsea vs Lille

    PSG vs Manchester United

  • Mbappe, Messi double up in PSG victory

    Mbappe, Messi double up in PSG victory

    Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi both scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain rounded out their Champions League group-stage campaign with a 4-1 thumping of Club Brugge on Tuesday.

    Mbappe scored twice in the first seven minutes, the second-fastest double at the start of a game in Champions League history, before setting up Messi to make it 3-0 at half-time.

    Mats Rits got one back for the Belgians in the second half but Messi then netted a penalty to make it 4-1 and give PSG a welcome confidence boost in an underwhelming European campaign to date.

    Mauricio Pochettino’s side knew before this game that they were heading through to the last 16 in second place in Group A behind Manchester City after losing 2-1 in England last month.

    That means a theoretically harder tie against a group winner awaits them in next Monday’s draw, with Liverpool, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Manchester United already potential opponents.

    However, with Mbappe on this kind of form and Messi saving his best for Europe, there is still plenty of reason for optimism for Pochettino, who should also have Neymar back from his latest ankle injury by the time the knockout phase begins in February.

    Mbappe needed just 73 seconds to open the scoring, following up to finish low into the far corner after Simon Mignolet had saved from Nuno Mendes.

  • I was disappointed not leaving PSG – Mbappe

    I was disappointed not leaving PSG – Mbappe

    Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has revisited missing a move to Real Madrid last summer.

    Mbappe saw offers of €160m and €180m from Real Madrid turned down by PSG in August. He is now set to come off contract in June.

    He recalled: “During the Euro Cup they asked me a lot of questions. I talked a lot with my parents, I knew I wanted to leave. My parents told me to concentrate on the pitch. Maybe I was putting too much energy into other things.

    “Disappointed with not leaving? A little. It’s not easy, but whatever happened, I was going to play for a great club. I’m Parisian, I feel great, but I wanted to discover something else.”

    Asked about a reputation of being selfish, Mbappe responded: “I have the best assists in the French championship and in the Champions League, and that shows that I am not a selfish player who only thinks about scoring. I know I can do even better.”

  • I urged Mbappe to leave PSG for Real Madrid – Zlatan

    I urged Mbappe to leave PSG for Real Madrid – Zlatan

    AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits he encouraged PSG ace Kylian Mbappe to move to Real Madrid.

    Ibrahimovic has never been afraid to speak his mind and he has told of how he once advised Mbappe to sign for Real Madrid, although he also then warned Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi not to sell him.

    The Swedish striker spent four years in Paris, but he left a year before Mbappe arrived from Monaco.

    “It’s true that I advised [Mbappe] to leave the club,” Ibrahimovic told the Corriere della Sera.

    “He needs a more structured environment, like the one at Real Madrid.

    “But then I told the PSG president not to sell him.”