The loss of the recent game made people unable to help to ask when Messi will return to PSG.
Galtier stated that Messi will return to PSG training sometime during the first week of January, meaning it’s likely he will return on January 11 against Angers in league play, or a few days later on January 15 against Stade Rennes.
▶ PSG fixtures, matches
PSG’s remaining Ligue 1 games this season:
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away |
| January 11, 2023 | Angers | Home |
| January 15, 2023 | Rennes | Away |
| January 29, 2023 | Reims | Home |
| February 1, 2023 | Montpellier | Away |
| February 5, 2023 | Toulouse | Home |
| February 12, 2023 | Monaco | Away |
| February 19, 2023 | LOSC | Home |
| February 26, 2023 | Marseille | Away |
| March 5, 2023 | Nantes | Home |
| March 12, 2023 | Brest | Away |
| March 19, 2023 | Rennes | Home |
| April 2, 2023 | Lyon | Home |
▶ How to watch Ligue 1 and Lionel Messi’s PSG matches
| In the UK | BT Sports, |
| In the USA | beIN Sports, beIN Sports Espanol, FuboTV |
| In Canada | beIN Sports, FuboTV |
| In Australia | beIN Sports, Kayo Sports |
▶ Lionel Messi’s stats for PSG
| Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Mins |
| Ligue 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1,132 |
| UEFA Champions League | 5 | 4 | 4 | 435 |
| Trophee des Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| TOTALS | 19 | 12 | 14 | 1,657 |
