First in the standings with only one point ahead of Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg and Olympique Lyonnais, the capital club wants to resume its march forward after the draw conceded before the international break on the Lille OSC pitch.
Present at a press conference this Thursday, Luis Enrique was questioned about his entire squad and more particularly about Gonçalo Ramos who should a priori have playing time this Friday. The Spanish coach did not fail to send a strong message to his attacker.
“He is an important player for us, regardless of his playing time. We are very happy with his performance. We judge him on his performance. We have confidence in his ability and we are happy with him,” he told journalists.
Ramos starting against Strasbourg?
Gonçalo Ramos realistically has a mixed start to the season. The red and blue number 9 is much more efficient when he comes off the substitutes' bench, like his goal at the end of the match against FC Barcelona, Atalanta or during the European Super Cup against Tottenham.
However, he has a good chance of starting the match this Friday against RCSA, despite the returns of Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. To be continued…
