PARIS (FRANCE), 4 Jan. (dpa/EP) –
The Argentine player of Paris Saint-Germain Leo Messi has been received with a hall and applause on his return to work with the Parisian club, after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup with Argentina, beating his teammate Kylian Mbappé’s France in the final.
PSG posted a video on social media showing the Argentine world champion entering the training ground and being applauded by PSG staff and his own teammates.
“A guard of honor for our world champion,” said the club, which presented the Albiceleste captain with a small commemorative trophy.
After the World Cup triumph in Qatar, in the penalty shootout against France, and the subsequent celebration in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Messi traveled to his native Rosario with his family with special permission from his coach, Christophe Galtier.