Crisis situation in Paris. Not because of the results of the team, which beat the AJ Auxerre on the score of 2-0 in League 1 on Saturday evening, but due to the avalanche of injury which falls on the workforce of Luis Enrique. Many players are packages or very uncertain for the next games, and not the least, since we are talking about elements like João Neves, Désiré Doué, Marquinhos and Ousmane Dembélé, while the concern around Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Vitinha is large this Sunday morning.
Clearly not ideal a few days before a European shock against FC Barcelona, on the occasion of the second day of the group stage of the Champions League. Even if it is true that on the Barça side, there will also be some weight absences like those of the titular goalkeeper Joan Garcia, Raphinha, Gavi and Fermin Lopez, while elements like Alejandro Baldé and Lamine Yamal are just back from injury.
Optimism in Barcelona?
And necessarily, the physical seeds of these many Parisian executives are perceived as good news in Catalonia, where we do not hesitate to talk about it in many press articles. “Fatality after fatality”explains for example Sportwhich adds that “The panorama is distressing” For the PSF before this trip to Montjuic. “PSG did its homework by beating Auxerre to keep the head of Ligue 1. But it was a victory that cost dearly, since Vitinha and Kvaratskhelia left the ground injured four days to face Barça”explains for his part Mundo Deportivo.
“Luis Enrique left to rest several holders thinking of Barça, but that was not enough and Vitinha and Kvaratskhelia were replaced for injury and add to the problems of Dembélé, Goué, Joao Neves and Marquinhos”indicates the media in another article. Even if she remains cautious and she does not scream victory in advance, having surely learned from her previous failures, the Catalan press therefore wants to be rather optimistic …
