Lionel Messi is officially a Paris Saint-Germain player, but fans may have to wait a bit before seeing him in action for the French power.
After playing the Copa America final with Argentina on July 10, Messi has been out of action and on vacation. Because he was a free agent after his contract expired on June 30, Messi was not obligated to report for preseason camp. Now that he’s joined PSG, the 34-year-old is going to need a proper preseason.
Assuming he requires anywhere between two and three weeks to work himself into some shape after the long layoff, it could make sense for him to debut after the September international break when he’ll presumably play in World Cup qualifiers for Argentina. PSG’s first Ligue 1 game after the break is at home against Clermont Foot (Sun., Sept. 12), followed a couple of days later by his UEFA Champions League debut with PSG (Sept. 14/15).
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Might PSG want to get his club debut out of the way before September’s World Cup qualifying break? Perhaps, especially with the focus needing to be on the UEFA Champions League group stage beginning in September. PSG close out August on the road to Brest (Aug. 20) and Stade de Reims (Aug. 29), both winnable matches against opponents that finished in the bottom half of the Ligue 1 standings last year.
Below is PSG’s complete schedule with TV and streaming information in the USA.
How to watch Messi, PSG in USA
Depending on the competition, there are different TV and streaming outlets that carry PSG’s matches in the USA during the 2021-2022 season:
Ligue 1 & Coupe de France (French Cup)
- TV Channels: beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Espanol (available on fuboTV)
- Streaming: beIN Sports Xtra (on fuboTV, Roku, Sling, Fanatiz and Pluto TV) & beIN Sports Connect app
beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Espanol and beIN Sports Xtra are streaming on fuboTV (free 7-day trial).
UEFA Champions League
- TV Channels: CBS (final), CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
- Spanish-language TV: Univision, TUDN, UniMas, Galavision
- Streaming: Paramount+ (English), PrendeTV (Spanish)
The Univision family of networks, which will carry select matches throughout the UEFA Champions League, are available to be streamed on fuboTV (free 7-day trial).
PSG match schedule 2021-2022
Note: Home team listed first
| Date | Competition | Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Sun, Aug. 1 | Trophee des Champions | Lille 1, PSG 0 | Highlights | ||
| Sat, Aug. 7 | Ligue 1, Matchday 1 | Troyes 1, PSG 2 | Highlights | ||
| Sat, Aug. 14 | Ligue 1, Matchday 2 | PSG vs. Strasbourg | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Fri, Aug. 20 | Ligue 1, Matchday 3 | Brest vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Aug. 29 | Ligue 1, Matchday 4 | Stade de Reims vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Sept. 12 | Ligue 1, Matchday 5 | PSG vs. Clermont Foot | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Sept. 14/15 | Champ. League, Matchday 1 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Sept. 19 | Ligue 1, Matchday 6 | PSG vs. Lyon | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Wed, Sept. 22 | Ligue 1, Matchday 7 | FC Metz vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Sept. 26 | Ligue 1, Matchday 8 | PSG vs. Montpellier | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Sept. 28/29 | Champ. League, Matchday 2 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Oct. 3 | Ligue 1, Matchday 9 | Stade Rennais vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Oct. 17 | Ligue 1, Matchday 10 | PSG vs. Angers | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Oct. 19/20 | Champ. League, Matchday 3 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Oct. 24 | Ligue 1, Matchday 11 | Marseille vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Oct. 31 | Ligue 1, Matchday 12 | PSG vs. Lille | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Nov. 2/3 | Champ. League, Matchday 4 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Nov. 7 | Ligue 1, Matchday 13 | Bordeaux vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Nov. 21 | Ligue 1, Matchday 14 | PSG vs. Nantes | Highlights | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Nov. 23/24 | Champ. League, Matchday 5 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Nov. 28 | Ligue 1, Matchday 15 | Saint-Etienne vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Wed, Dec. 1 | Ligue 1, Matchday 16 | PSG vs. Nice | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Dec. 5 | Ligue 1, Matchday 17 | Lens vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Dec. 7/8 | Champ. League, Matchday 6 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Dec. 12 | Ligue 1, Matchday 18 | PSG vs. Monaco | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sat, Dec. 18 | French Cup, Rd. of 64 | TBD | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Wed, Dec. 22 | Ligue 1, Matchday 19 | Lorient vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun/Mon, Jan. 2/3 | French Cup, Rd. of 32 | TBD | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Jan. 9 | Ligue 1, Matchday 20 | Lyon vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Jan. 16 | Ligue 1, Matchday 21 | PSG vs. Brest | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Jan. 23 | Ligue 1, Matchday 22 | PSG vs. Stade de Reims | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sat, Jan. 29 | French Cup, Rd. of 16 | TBD | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Feb. 6 | Ligue 1, Matchday 23 | Lille vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Wed, Feb 9 | French Cup, Quarterfinal | TBD | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, Feb. 13 | Ligue 1, Matchday 24 | PSG vs. Stade Rennais | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Feb. 15/16 | Champ. League, Rd16 – Leg 1 | Feb. 15/16 or Feb. 22/23 | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Feb. 20 | Ligue 1, Matchday 25 | Nantes vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, Feb. 22/23 | Champ. League, Rd16 – Leg 1 | Feb. 15/16 or Feb. 22/23 | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, Feb. 27 | Ligue 1, Matchday 26 | PSG vs. Saint-Etienne | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Wed, March 2 | French Cup, Semifinal | TBD | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, March 6 | Ligue 1, Matchday 27 | Nice vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, March 8/9 | Champ. League, Rd16 – Leg 2 | March 8/9 or March 15/16 | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, March 13 | Ligue 1, Matchday 28 | PSG vs. Bordeaux | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, March 15/16 | Champ. League, Rd16 – Leg 2 | March 8/9 or March 15/16 | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, March 20 | Ligue 1, Matchday 29 | Monaco vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, April 3 | Ligue 1, Matchday 30 | PSG vs. Lorient | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, April 5/6 | Champ. League, QF – Leg 1 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, April 10 | Ligue 1, Matchday 31 | Clermont Foot vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, April 12/13 | Champ. League, QF – Leg 2 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, April 17 | Ligue 1, Matchday 32 | PSG vs. Marseille | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Wed, April 20 | Ligue 1, Matchday 33 | Angers vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, April 24 | Ligue 1, Matchday 34 | PSG vs. Lens | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, April 26/27 | Champ. League, Semi – Leg 1 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, May 1 | Ligue 1, Matchday 35 | Strasbourg vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Tues/Wed, May 3/4 | Champ. League, Semi – Leg 2 | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
| Sun, May 8 | French Cup, Final | TBD | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sun, May 8 | Ligue 1, Matchday 36 | PSG vs. Troyes | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sat, May 14 | Ligue 1, Matchday 37 | Montpellier vs. PSG | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sat, May 21 | Ligue 1, Matchday 38 | PSG vs. Metz | TBD | beIN Sports | beIN Xtra/Connect |
| Sat, May 28 | Champions League, Final | TBD | TBD | Univision TBD | Paramount+, PrendeTV |
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