Lionel Messi has not been included in the PSG team for their match against Bordeaux but will play for Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers.

Messi will not take part in PSG’s match against Bordeaux as coach Mauricio Pochettino stated on Friday. Messi, who also missed PSG’s last match due to knee and ligament injuries, was in Madrid receiving treatment.

However, according to a report by TyC Sports, Lionel Messi will be available for Argentina in their World Cup qualifiers which begin next week. He could play a few minutes against Uruguay on November 12 and would play play the entire match on November 16 against Brazil in San Juan.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his squad for the November World Cup qualifiers.

Lionel Scaloni has selected over 30 players for the two matches against Brazil and Uruguay in November. While most of the squad which won the Copa America have been included, Scaloni has also named several young players from the Argentine league.

Paulo Dybala is back in the squad as he was injured for the October matches while Lionel Messi, who could miss a few matches for PSG, has also been included. Leandro Paredes, who could miss both matches, is also in the team.

Alejandro Papu Gomez does not make the squad due to injury along with Lucas Alario who is also injured. Scaloni has selected nine players from Argentina, one of which is 17 year old goalkeeper Federico Gomes Girth, who plays in the second division with Tigre. Here is the squad:

Franco Armani (River Plate)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Juan Musso (Atalanta)
Nahuel Molina (Udinese)
Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
German Pezzella (Real Betis)
Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
Marcos Acuna (Sevilla)
Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis)
Leandro Paredes (PSG)
Lisandro Martinez (Ajax)
Enzo Fernandez (River Plate)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolas Dominguez (Bologna)
Angel Di Maria (PSG)
Lionel Messi (PSG)
Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Julian Alvarez (River Plate)
Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina)
Joaquin Correa (Inter)
Thiago Almada (Velez)
Santiago Simon (River Plate)
Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors)
Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors)
Matias Soule (Juventus)
Gaston Avila (Rosario)
Federico Gomes Gerth (Tigre)

Lucas Alario is a doubt for Bayer Leverkusen and for Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers.

Alario might not play for Leverkusen in their Europa League match on Thursday against REal Betis. He trained differently from the rest of the Leverkusen team due to discomfort in his calf.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will already be without Sergio Aguero, Juan Foyth and Leandro Paredes for the World Cup qualifying matches this month. In addition, Lionel Messi is also not fully fit along with Nicolas Gonzalez and Alejandro Papu Gomez.