Since his arrival in France, Luis Enrique has often played cat and mouse with the press for his initial compositions. There is one constant in the Spanish technician’s choices: the desire to take everyone on the wrong foot. In view of the circumstances, it cannot therefore be excluded that the Paris Saint-Germain comes to Auxerre with a team close to its typical eleven.
It would be a way to do a dress rehearsal before the very important match against RB Salzburg in a few days. But the trend – and the logic – would rather be towards a wide rotation to avoid any risk of injury in this overloaded schedule. Because PSG has a margin in Ligue 1 that it does not have at all in C1.
Surprises in every line
Several questions will animate this pre-match. The first concerns the choice of goalkeeper. For a month, Donnarumma and Safonov have alternated in the Parisian goals. Both are applying for a starting place at Auxerre, even if the Italian leaves with a head start.
If the defense could be overhauled with playing time for Balerdi, strong choices are also expected in midfield and especially in attack. Completely forgotten in recent weeks, will Kolo Muani be relaunched? Ramos, his competitor, is also a candidate to start this match. The management of Dembélé and Barcola will also be closely scrutinized.
The expected lineup for PSG : Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Pacho, Beraldo – Zaire-Emery, Neves, Ruiz – Dembélé, Ramos, Barcola.
