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After the World Cup final, there were rumors of a rift between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

Messi won his first World Cup title with Argentina after they beat France on penalties.

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In the men's World Cup final, Kylian Mbappe became the second player in history to score a hat trick.

The 19-year-old is expected to play against Strasbourg on Wednesday. The France forward's attitude was praised by Galtier.

There is no reason for the relationship between Kylian and Messi to be different. Kylian lost the World Cup, but he has a positive attitude.

You have a reason to be upset when you lose a World Cup final. He knew how to go on and behave even though he was disappointed, and that's great for the club and for the team.

According to Galtier, Messi will return to Paris at the beginning of the new year.

PSG boss Christophe Galtier said there is no rift between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Alex Pantling/Getty Images

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner won't play in the home game against Strasbourg and the away game against Lens.

"Messi had to return to Argentina for the celebrations, the reception and we decided that he was going to be off until January 1," he said.

When he will have had between 13 and 14 days of recovery, he will join us on the 2nd or 3rd.

The World Cup was the best and the worst.

Galtier said that he is fine after the club closely monitored his ankle injury.

He played two games after he was injured.

The second one was more intense than the first one. He was able to take care of himself even though he scored a great goal.

There were 12 days of lack of activity. The medical team stayed around him to take care of his ankle even though he stayed in Brazil.

He worked inside when he came back on December 22nd. He trained outside immediately after. On a physical level he is fine. He really wants to play and that is a good sign.

Presnel Kimpembe will be out for four weeks due to an injured ankle, while Nuno Mendes could return to training in two weeks.

After 15 games, Paris Saint-Germain are top of the French league with 41 points.