“I would like to have two players at each position who are starters, and for there to be real competition. I have that with the three goalkeepers, they are ready to play. With outfield players, sometimes we lose players. » Luis Enrique doesn’t think he’s saying that well. A fan of rotation, the Spanish technician always shines in the art of counterattack when putting together his starting teams.
But for this last match of Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 in 2024, in Monaco, he will not have the usual margin since Nuno Mendes, one of the big absentees of the evening, had no real competitor in this first part of the season. Who will replace the Portuguese in the starting lineup?
Hernandez balanced with Beraldo, Doué or Barcola on the left side
As things stand, Lucas Hernandez, who is the only player capable of being a strong competitor to Mendes, seems a little short to start a match after returning from injury recently. But the 2018 world champion remains in balance with Lucas Beraldo, who has rarely convinced in this position.
The other big question will concern the attack, where Désiré Doué scored a lot of points in a week. Will the former Rennais continue or will Luis Enrique revive Bradley Barcola? No option should be excluded. For the rest, Gonçalo Ramos is expected in the axis, just like Ousmane Dembélé on the right.
In the middle, four players are applying for three places, with the two Portuguese Vitinha and Joao Neves, the young Frenchman Warren Zaire-Emery and the Spaniard Fabian Ruiz. The other defensive positions should not hold any surprises. Marquinhos must recover his place in the central hinge alongside Willian Pacho, and the tireless Achraf Hakimi will continue on his right side. Gianluigi Donnarumma holds the rope in the goals.
The expected lineup for PSG : Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Pacho, Hernandez – Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, João Neves – Dembélé, Ramos, Barcola.
