PSG will do without Kylian Mbappé, sick, but can bet on Lionel Messi. Absent from training Thursday morning at the Loges camp due to muscle discomfort, the Argentinian finally appears in the group of 22 players selected by Mauricio Pochettino to host Lille on Friday evening (9 p.m.) for the twelfth day. of Ligue 1. It could nevertheless be preserved and start the meeting on the sidelines.
In addition to its world champion, Paris will have to do without Achraf Hakimi, suspended, to face Losc, the reigning French champion who is having a delicate start to the season. Victim of a blow to the hip during the clasico Sunday in Marseille, Marco Verratti will also miss this meeting as well as the trip to Leipzig on Wednesday in the Champions League, the duration of the absence being estimated at one month.
Substitute against OM, Gianluigi Donnarumma should start in the Paris goal in place of Keylor Navas. In defense, the Argentine technician should bet on his Marquinhos-Kimpembe hinge, surrounded by Kehrer and Diallo in the corridors. Georginio Wijnaldum is expected to start alongside Idrissa Gueye in the middle. Finally, Mauro Icardi, who seems to have left his personal worries behind him, should start in a rush. Juan Bernat, who is back after a big knee injury and a long and delicate recovery, is also in the squad.
