If PSG has generated more doubts than certainties in the Champions League since September, the shock against Bayern Munich on Tuesday should tell us a little more about its ability to bounce back. It should also help us measure more precisely whether Paris is today a great team in the making, or a formerly great team that has become modest. It must be said, the start of the club’s European campaign has not really convinced anyone, even if Luis Enrique strives to repeat that his team is better than last season.
In the meantime, Paris has only 4 points after 4 Champions League matches. In summary: a blissful success against Girona (1-0), a clean defeat against Arsenal (2-0), a poorly paid draw against PSV (1-1), and a stunning defeat against Atlético de Madrid (1-2). Today, its capital points do not even allow it to be one of the 24 teams guaranteed to play, at least, a 1/16th final in February. To create the feat on Tuesday, it will therefore be necessary to emphasize the Bavarian flaws, one of which could reside in the goalkeeper position.
A diminished Bayern and with its third goalkeeper?
As explained BILD this Thursday, Manuel Neuer should not play the Championship match against Augsburg this Friday. The 2014 world champion, back at a top level since the start of the season, abruptly interrupted his training session yesterday, after feeling pain in his ribcage according to Sky Sports. If certain German sources mentioned a simple “precautionary measure”Vincent Kompany did not want to come forward too much during the press conference.
“We hope it’s not that serious, but we have to wait and see how it goes in training”the Belgian was satisfied. At the same time, Bayern is already assured of not being able to count on its second goalkeeper, Sven Ulreich, absent until further notice for personal reasons. As it stands, it is therefore Bayern’s third goalkeeper, Daniel Peretz, author of a great match against the Blues last week with Israel, but 0 matches this season for club, who is expected to start tomorrow. If Neuer’s absence was also confirmed against Paris, it would be added to those of João Palhinha, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Mathys Tel, affected as Kompany indicated today. Perhaps an opportunity for Paris…
