Bouna Sarr finally makes Metz debut in loss at PSG

Senegal defender Bouna Sarr played for the first time in almost three years when he replaced Lucas Michal in Metz’s 3-0 loss at Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday in the French Ligue 1.

Coming on in the 66th minute, Bouna Sarr played his 169th Ligue 1 match this Saturday, his 111th for his boyhood club, but his first since November 11, 2023.

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Bouna Sarr’s entry into the fray at the Parc des Princes marked the former Olympique Marseille player’s first game since November 11, 2023 in Bayern Munich’s 4-2 win over Heidenheim in the German Bundesliga.

Sarr has been inactive since leaving Bayern Munich

The 34-year-old’s return to competitive action is encouraging and may signal the end of a long ordeal after battling an Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear.

The thirteen time capped Senegalese international returned to Lorraine last November to train and convince the club’s management to officially sign him with the deal finally going through with the Ligue 1 strugglers.

Metz are firmly rooted to the bottom of the table, four points adrift of the relegation playoff spot currently held by Auxerre, who host Rennes this Sunday (2:00 PM GMT).

Having been absent from the national team since March 2022, Sarr, who played a pivotal role in Senegal’s first Africa Cup of Nations title four years ago in Cameroon would undoubtedly love to rejoin the Lions of Teranga to play in his first World Cup, having missed the 2022 tournament due to injury.