Is Lionel Messi suspension a 'turning point’ for PSG - and what's next for Ligue 1 club? – Inside Europe

There’s never a dull moment when PSG are concerned. The French capital club can’t be normal for just five minutes.

On Saturday the Ligue 1 champions were beaten 3-1 by Lorient at home and that stunning result (the first time under the QSI ownership they were beaten at home in the league and let in three goals) combined with another win for Marseille saw the gap at the top of the table reduced to just five points. Ad This comes hot on the heels of another disappointing exit from the Champions League and with further intense speculation about the future of star striker Kylian Mbappe.

TransfersBarcelona plan Messi return and more signings this summer — Paper Round11 HOURS AGO Another of their superstars, Lionel Messi, travelled to Saudi Arabia after the defeat to Lorient for some promotional work, a trip he thought that was going to be okay with the club, only they had adjusted the schedule and subsequently it was not okay. As a result Messi has now been suspended for two weeks, with reports persisting that he will leave PSG upon the expiration of his contract and will return to former club Barcelona.

In order to find out more about what is going on in Paris we got in touch with Vincent Bregevin from Eurosport France. Firstly, we asked Bregevin what on earth is going on with the actual football on the pitch and whether PSG could lose the title.

Real Madrid close to agreeing deal for Bellingham – reports ‘We can't change things overnight’ – Lampard reflects on Chelsea’s dire situation Messi suspended by PSG for two weeks following Saudi Arabia trip — reports “PSG have actually been playing poorly since the start of the new year,” says Bregevin. “And the fact they were unable to even compete with Bayern [in the Champions