This Sunday, PSG was experiencing its last real test before starting the Champions League. This year, for the first time in its history, the Parisian training tackles competition with the status of title holder. An additional pressure for Luis Enrique and his men that we will have to manage the best. To start in C1, Parisians will be opposed to Atalanta at the Parc des Princes. But if PSG has followed up with a new success this Sunday against Lens (2-0), it will appear with several absent. What worry.
A doubt on the attack of the attack
During the international break, PSG lost two offensive executives: Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué. Two important losses on the attack of the attack which may weigh against the Italian team. As if that were not enough, the capital's club also lost Khvicha Kvaratskhelia against Lens. The Georgian, hit in the calf, has given way to half an hour of play. And as bad news never arrives alone in Paris, two other players also had to leave the lawn on injury: Kang-in Lee and Lucas Berado (released on stretcher).
“The competition that everyone loves, the Champions League, arrives. It's a little difficult for us because there are wounded. We must wait for the results of the three players exams. We know our ability to adapt and we must think about responding as a team. I am quiet and I hope we can overcome this. This situation must be accepted is high -level football. We have prepared the match in a way, but sometimes we have to make a tetris to distribute the minutes and see in the whole ”confided Luis Enrique after the meeting at a press conference. For the moment, no certainty therefore on the forces involved against Atalanta.
Classic for the rest
To the question of whether Ibrahim Mbaye, who replaced KVaratskhelia on Sunday, could start as a holder, Luis Enrique kicked in touch: “I have different options, it's not the time to say who will play. I have confidence in the whole team. We have a lot of players capable of evolving in several positions. It is a positive possibility. You have to accept this and try to improve the team. »» If there is suspense, it will therefore mainly concern the front of the attack. In the Parisian cages, no worries: Lucas Chevalier will be there, just like Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho and Nuno Mendes in defense (the last three were replacement against Lens).
In the midfield, Luis Enrique managed to manage his workforce since Fabian Ruiz and Joao Neves were left at rest this Sunday. They should start against Atalanta alongside Vitinha. Finally, questions mainly concern the attack, and more specifically the right corridor. On the left, Bradley Barcola proved that he was the man of the situation. In the forefront, despite a disappointing match, Gonçalo Ramos will have the opportunity to catch up. As for the right wing, PSG could finally count on KVaratskhelia: the first exams reveal a light injury and it could be fit in time. It remains to be seen whether Luis Enrique will take the risk.
