Lionel Messi’s first season at PSG wasn’t quite as successful as he had hoped.
Now the 34-year-old has spoken of his decline – and his way back from Covid-19.
“It had after-effects,” Messi was quoted by CNN as saying.
It was in January that the Argentine star Lionel Messi He missed a bunch of matches with his Paris Saint-Germain due to contracting COVID-19.
In an interview with TyC Sports, reported by CNN, the 34-year-old has now opened up about the narrow road back from what was initially characterized by the more common cold symptoms.
– It had an afterthought. It affected my lungs. I came back and it was 1.5 months and I could barely run because my lungs were affected, says Macy.
– I went back before I did, and it got worse because it went so fast. But I couldn’t wait any longer. I wanted to run, train, run. But in the end things got worse.
The failure of CL has weighed heavily on us
Messi finished his first season in Ligue 1 with six goals in 24 league matches. His worst record during a league season since the 2005/06 season.
A season in which Paris Saint-Germain won the league title, but did not reach the first goal. European Champions League both. This is after losing the quarter-finals, after a late loss, to Real Madrid.
When I was halfway to my top level, something happened to Real Madrid and it affected us. It affected me, the whole dressing room and the whole Paris because we have big dreams in that competition. And the way the match happened and the result was a blow to the stomach.