Lionel Messi claimed the 7th Ballon d’Or of his remarkable profession on Monday, and the Paris Saint-Germain movie star became capable to expose off his cutting-edge honor throughout Wednesday's Ligue 1 healthy in opposition to Nice no matter suffering with a belly bug.
The iconic Argentine appeared to be in right health whilst he prolonged his document-putting Ballon d'Or dominance for the duration of a star-studded ceremony in the French capital.
After feeling below the climate in the wake of the Ballon d'Or occasion, Messi changed into initially doubtful for the conflict with Nice on Wednesday despite the fact that he would make the beginning lineup.
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In a fitness replace launched at the membership’s reputable internet site on Tuesday, PSG said: “Lionel Messi and Leandro Paredes did now not participate inside the schooling consultation nowadays due to signs of gastroenteritis. A in addition check can be made day after today morning.”
But Messi given that recovered to be blanketed in Wednesday's squad and start. He can even display off his Ballon d'Or trophy to the home crowd before the healthy.
“He had an dissatisfied stomach on Tuesday,” a source advised GOAL approximately Messi. "He can be there [against Nice] but maybe no longer feeling one hundred%" .
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