PSG will have to do without Nuno Mendes against FC Barcelona on Tuesday evening in the Champions League. Coming into play in the 53rd minute in Strasbourg on Saturday afternoon, the Portuguese full-back left the pitch at La Meinau prematurely in the final moments of the match… without being able to be replaced, Luis Enrique having already made all his possible changes. Although the Iberian technician did not wish to comment on the condition of his player, preferring to wait for medical examinations, the first news nevertheless looked reassuring. “ I hope it’s not a big deal for Nuno. We didn’t want to take any risks… We will assess the situation tomorrow “, he indicated at a press conference.
In the end, it’s not the case. According to information from Parisianexaminations carried out this Sunday morning revealed a muscular injury to a thigh for the former Sporting CP player. Internally, the deadline is considered too short to allow Nuno Mendes to recover in time. A detrimental absence for PSG, which forces Luis Enrique to review his plans for this European poster.
Lucas Digne facing Lamine Yamal?
To replace the lateral tonic in the left lane, the former Spain coach has several options: often aligned in the center since the start of the season, Lucas Hernandez could help out. Warren Zaire-Emery, who finished the match in Strasbourg in the left-back position, also represents another credible solution. Recruited this summer to be Mendes’ understudy, Lucas Digne, however, seems to be the most natural option to replace the 24-year-old player.
In the event of starting Tuesday evening, Lucas Digne would thus find Lamine Yamal, a few months after France-Spain in the semi-final of the World Cup (0-2). A face-to-face which largely turned in favor of the Blaugrana prodigy, who even inherited a penalty after a foul by the former Aston Villa player. Forty-eight hours before this huge poster, Luis Enrique will have to rack his brains to find the perfect replacement for Mendes to contain Yamal and his family.
