After three weeks of break, PSG returns to battle. The double European champion will host Le Mans on Saturday (8:45 p.m.) on the occasion of the 6th day of Ligue 1 but with his eyes already turned towards his big meeting in the Champions League four days later at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City. It was undoubtedly with this trip to England in mind that Luis Enrique and the sports management granted Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ© and Nuno Mendes a few additional days of rest, they who were in great demand during this international break. âThey will resume training on Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11 respectively.» indicated a little earlier in a press release from the club.
The Frenchman and the Portuguese are already out of this weekend’s match and join Senny Mayulu, injured for a month. The international hopeful has not played much since the start of the season, unlike Warren Zaire-Emery, whose presence at the Parc des Princes is increasingly unlikely after suffering a small injury to his left thigh in the French team. No risks will be taken by the medical staff. Other Parisians have played a lot, some in the four corners of the world. We think of Marquinhos who traveled to Australia and India, when Pacho played matches in Japan and South Korea. Achraf Hakimi, for his part, resumed competition with Morocco.
Changes everywhere
He had just returned from injury but was spared in the last match against Mali and played only 21 minutes in three matches. Finally, on the Spanish side, Ferran Torres returned early, who is suffering from an ankle problem, and Fabian Ruiz attended the birth of his first child. He did not play the last two matches with La Roja. Knowing each other’s states, Luis Enrique should line up a new team against the Manceaux, with the idea of âârotating his squad to limit the risks for the following Wednesday, and giving playing time to those who have had less since the start of the season. The defense will particularly move to protect Safonov, who would be his starter.
Hakimi could start but his lack of competition will probably not allow him to play the whole match. Without Zaire-Emery, Joao Neves would become his natural replacement. Illia Zabarnyi and Lucas Hernandez have a good card to play in central defense, while Lucas Digne would also have his chance. Lucas Beraldo becomes the favorite to start in the center in front of the defense along with Neves and probably Ruiz. The Dro Fernandez option cannot be ruled out either. Up front, there are still four for three places and the trend is to start Mika Godts for the first time since his signing. Very interesting with the Red Devils, the Belgian would accompany Doué and Akliouche, leaving Kvara on the bench.
