Aston Villa-Psg, the bet of Luis Enrique

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

It is this Monday morning that PSG will take off in the direction of Birmingham to find Tuesday Aston Villa in the quarter -final return of the Champions League. Six days after dominating the Villans at the Parc des Princes (3-1), the Parisians advance in cheerfully favorable tank.

League 1 match trips this weekend (their opposition to Nantes was postponed to April 22), Luis Enrique's men have had the opportunity in recent days to blow and repeat their ranges. By preparing in particular to undergo an intense high pressing in England.

This perspective, of course, has pushed the Spanish strategist to reflection. And to respect his desire to attack always and again – according to the analysis delivered by the Iberian at the end of the first leg – the former coach of La Roja should make a notable offensive change in his starting eleven compared to the first act disputed last Wednesday.

Aston Villa-PSG, Marquinhos back

Bradley Barcola thus is expected to start in Birmingham on Tuesday evening, in place of a desired gifted more impacting in small spaces. Luis Enrique considers the former Lyonnais as one of his best assets to take depth, and the PSG coach expects to have spaces at Villa Park, where Aston Villa must imperatively catch his two goals behind.

Another expected change-obvious this one: Marquinhos, suspended to go, will be back in the defense at the expense of Beraldo. We should thus see at the start of the same eleven Parisian as in Anfield during the eighth return finish won by PSG before Liverpool, on March 11.

The probable composition of PSG against Aston Villa: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes – Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz – Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola.