“I am sorry for what I did and I wait to see what the club decides,” Messi said on Instagram.
“I honestly thought we were going to have the day off after the match as had happened in the previous weeks.”
“I had organized this trip to Saudi Arabia having canceled it previously. This time I couldn’t cancel it.”
Messi is expected to leave PSG after his contract expires with the team.
There have been fan protests after Messi’s suspension with some speculating that it is related to him being a tourism ambassador for the country. PSG manager Christophe Galtier denies that he has had anything to do with the suspension.
“Leo’s suspension has added to poor performances, we can’t hide behind that,” Galtier, 56, said on Friday.
“The decision was nothing to do with me. I was informed of the decision. I can’t say it has been a pleasant period.”
He also addressed the issue with the protests, saying: “Regarding the protests in front of a player’s home, we have to be careful with that. Private life must remain private.”
“I can understand the anger, the disappointment of our fans. You may protest at the training ground or the PSG office or after a match at the Parc des Princes but I cannot accept it at anyone’s house.”
“There is a lot of these things happening at the moment, and they can be uncontrollable and dangerous.”