This is not surprising, given the intensity of the match. PSG players finished their Champions League semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich (5-4) on Tuesday evening. Marquinhos and his teammates need to breathe ahead of the return match at the Allianz-Arena on Wednesday evening. And this is also Luis Enrique’s project.
Since PSG will have to play a Ligue 1 match between two Champions League matches, which has not happened to them for two and a half months, the Parisian coach should make a large turnover for the reception of Lorient this Saturday. This should even concern the goalkeeper position, where Renato Marin is expected to start.
Unfortunately for Luis Enrique, he will not be able to follow through with his idea. The fault is the suspension of Gonçalo Ramos, excluded last weekend in Angers, and especially that of Ilya Zabarnyi, warned in quick succession against Lyon and Nantes.
Zabarnyi, things are bad for Luis Enrique
The absence of the Ukrainian defender, who played all the time in Ligue 1 in recent weeks (and not at all in the Champions League since the group stage), is a hard blow for Luis Enrique. It will force him to line up William Pacho and Warren Zaire-Emery in defense, while one of the two could have been preserved.
In total, there are three players who should start one after another, between Saturday against Lorient and Wednesday in Munich. Pacho, Zaire-Emery and undoubtedly Fabian Ruiz, if it is he who numerically replaces Achraf Hakimi in the Parisian eleven for the C1.
The probable composition of PSG: Marin – Zaire-Emery, Pacho, Hernandez, Mayulu – Dro, Beraldo, Ruiz – Barcola, Lee, Mbaye
