PSG is aiming for 5. Since its scathing defeat at Newcastle, the Ligue 1 leader has had 4 wins in a row in all competitions. It is therefore with a certain confidence that Luis Enrique’s men host Montpellier this evening (9 p.m.) to launch this 11th day of Ligue 1. Everything is not all rosy either, like the delicate second period experienced at Brest last weekend, especially as new injuries were reported, such as the always impeccable Danilo Pereira.
As since the failure at St James’ Park, the Spanish coach should line up a team in a sort of 4-4-2 with Donnarumma in goal. In defense, the central hinge would return to normal after the absence of Marquinhos at Francis-Le Blé. The captain would be associated with Skriniar, while Hakimi and Lucas Hernandez are expected to continue on the sides. In the midfield, we should find a slightly different formation than that seen at Bresf. This results in the tenure of Vitinha on the left, and Dembélé on the right.
PSG must gain confidence before Milan
The Portuguese would take Barcola’s place, and the Frenchman that of Lee Kang-in, very popular with his coach and the locker room. In the midfield axis, Ugarte would team up with the phenomenon of the moment: Warren Zaire-Emery. Finally in front, Luis Enrique would favor the men who have most often played together since the start of the season, namely Kolo Muani and Mbappé, in addition to Dembélé therefore. The three men still need time to find their automatisms, while 4 days later, a much more important meeting awaits them in Milan in C1.
On the Montpellier side, we are facing the storms of the moment, between the affair of the match to be replayed against Clermont and the Der Zakarian-Sakho altercation. The former Parisian will not find his training club elsewhere since he announced yesterday his decision to leave with immediate effect. In the Montpellier composition, Lecomte will be protected by a defense made up of Sacko and Sylla on the wings, and Kouyaté and Estève in the hinge. In this 4-2-3-1, Chotard and Ferri are well on their way to being associated. A notch higher, captain Savanier would play with Al-Tamari on his right, and Fayad on the left in order to support Adams in good form since his arrival.
