Pochettino revealed what Messi told him after he was not happy about being replaced

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino insists there is no problem between him and Lionel Messi after the former Barcelona star was unhappy with his replacement for Lyon.

 

The six-time Ballon d'Or winner made his debut at the Parc des Princes on Sunday evening against Lyon but was substitutted at the 76th minute.

 

Although PSG won the match 2-1 thanks to a header from Mauro Icardi, The news was back to how Lionel Messi behaved after his substitution.

 

The 34-year-old was outraged when he was shown his number to be replaced, where he shrugged his shoulders and refused to greet the coach Pochettino.

 

Pochettino said he has not been disappointed by his decision to remove Messi, especially as PSG are a big and talented team.

 

The former Spurs coach said: "I think everyone knows we have a lot of great players in this 35-man squad."

 

Only 11 can play, we can't play many. We have to choose, in the team who play that day and in the game. Decisions in games are made for the benefit of the team and each player.

 

‘Every coach thinks about that. Sometimes they like it and they don't like it. Sometimes the players like it or not.But then that’s why we’re here.

 

‘These are the decisions that have to be made by the coach. As for how he reacted, I asked him how he was, and he told me he was fine. That's right. That’s what we talked about. No problem. "

 

On his performance at Lyon, Pochettino continued: 'It's great for us. After a tough game in Brugge, this was important to us. Lyon are a very good team, they played well.