At 4am on February 12, the 24th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain will face Rennes at home. Despite the Champions League knockouts next week, Messi will still start this game.
According to the French newspaper Team, Pochettino will still send the strongest squad, and he will not have reservations. In the goalkeeper position is Donnarumma, in the back line it is Nuno Mendes, the two centre-backs are Marquinhos and Kimpembe, and in the right-back position is Ashraf. Ramos is still recuperating from injuries and he is likely to miss the Champions League next week.
The three players in midfield are Verratti, Paredes and Danilo Pereira. On the offensive line, Messi, Mbappe and Di Maria will play together. Messi scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the last round of Ligue 1 and also hit the goal frame once. He's starting to get better in Paris, with Messi touching the ball 113 times in the last round of Ligue 1 and his matchup with Mbappe getting better and better. Pochettino said Messi's tacit understanding with the team is getting better and better, and he has found his place in tactics.
Messi has made 19 appearances for Paris this season, scoring seven goals and assisting six goals. After playing against Rennes, Paris will face Real Madrid in the first leg of the mid-week quarter-final next week. Pochettino is still waiting for Neymar's return, Neymar has gradually begun to resume training, this Ligue 1 is definitely not catching up, next week can play Real Madrid is still unknown.