Lionel Messi is back training at Paris Saint-Germain after his two-week suspension was prematurely ended.
The Argentine was sanctioned by bosses at the French club after he skipped last Monday’s training session - in favour of a pre-existing commitment to the Saudi tourist board. It is claimed his team-mates were shocked by Messi’s absence, in the wake of a humbling defeat to Lorient 24 hours earlier.
Messi was told he would be made unavailable for selection for a fortnight, and did miss PSG’s win at Troyes on Sunday night. But the 35-year-old was back in training on Monday morning, albeit without his PSG colleagues.