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After the Paris Saint-Germain match against Olympique Lyonnais in the French league on Sunday, which can be described as the first clash between Argentine star Lionel Messi and coach Mauricio Pochettino, and his decision to replace Messi during the meeting.

Messi seemed astonished when Pochettino called him up in the 75th minute to replace him with Ashraf Hakimi, and then the result was a 1-1 draw. Pochettino tried to talk to the Argentine legend when he left, but Messi refused even to shake hands with his coach.

The match ended with a dramatic victory for Paris Saint-Germain, 2-1, after a goal from Mauro Icardi in stoppage time.

Pochettino justified Messi’s “unfamiliar” exit, saying after the meeting that “the coaches are there to make decisions.”

The Argentine coach explained: “Everyone knows that we have great players, we have a very rich list of 35 players, so we have to choose.”

He continued: “We have to make decisions during the match. Sometimes these decisions are effective and sometimes not, but for this reason we are in front of the bench thinking about what we should do.”

Pochettino added: “These decisions are to be made, whether things are good or not, and whether you like them or not.”

It is noteworthy that the star Messi has not yet scored with his new team, which he moved to after spending 17 years with Barcelona.