Asked about the absence of Lucas Hernandez at the start of the match against Real Sociedad, Luis Enrique did not appreciate the question.
Luis Enrique had a surprise in his lineup for the first round against Real Sociedad on Wednesday. If as expected Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé surrounded Kylian Mbappé at the forefront and if Fabian Ruiz accompanied Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha in the midfield, Lucas Hernandez was not in the eleven aligned by the Spanish technician, Lucas Beraldo the substitute in the left corridor.
Several reasons have been put forward to explain this strong choice by the Parisian coach. If in Spain, a gastric problem was mentioned to justify the absence of the former Madrilenian, Canal+ put forward discomfort in the thigh felt during training and the desire not to take any risks. However, the French world champion came into play in the second half, not in place of Lucas Beraldo, as expected, but of Danilo, the young Brazilian sliding into the axis while the native of Marseille took the left lane.
“Why are you asking questions? »
But according to Luis Enrique, this choice was purely sporting. And the former midfielder defended himself virulently after the match. “No, there was no physical problem. Why this choice ? It’s like a journalist: why are you asking questions? Because you are a journalist. I decide on the players and the lineups, I’m a coach and that’s my job.” he railed to the press, adding: “I line up the 11 players that I consider the best to start a match. If I’m asked to do it again, I’ll choose the same players. »
As during his previous outings in the left lane, Lucas Beraldo suffered on Wednesday against Takefusa Kubo and was hardly more reassuring when he slipped in the axis, losing a ball on the outskirts. of the surface which sent a shiver through the Park.
PSG nevertheless kept their clean sheet and Lucas Hernandez, who was under threat of suspension in the event of another yellow card, will be able to hold his place on the return to Anoeta.
