Messi among 4 PSG players who test positive for Covid-19

Paris, January 2 Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is among four players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s French Cup game on Monday night. PSG added that one staff...

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Updated At : 11:16 PM Jan 02, 2022 IST

Paris, January 2

Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is among four players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s French Cup game on Monday night.

PSG added that one staff member also had Covid-19 in a statement on Saturday night. None of them were named at that point, but in a further statement on the team’s medical news on Sunday, the club named Messi, left back Juan Bernat, backup goalie Sergio Rico and 19-year-old midfielder Nathan Bitumazala.

PSG is playing at third-tier Vannes.

Last year’s runner-up Monaco was in action later Sunday at second-tier Quevilly-Rouen in one of 13 games scheduled for the day as sides bid to reach the last 16.

Monaco said Saturday that seven players had Covid-19 but none showed any worrying signs and are isolating. —AP

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