Lorient – PSG: Kehrer and Dina-Ebimbé positive for Covid, Paredes in isolation

The 19th and last day of Ligue 1 before the Christmas break is definitely not a gift for PSG. Already deprived of some of its executives like Neymar, affected in the ankle, or Marco Verratti and Kylian Mbappé, both suspended, the capital club also had to put aside three of its players this morning before s’ fly from Bourget to Lorient.

Following the PCR tests carried out yesterday and this morning, Thilo Kehrer and Eric-Junior Dina Ebimbe were indeed declared positive for Covid-19. The two players were immediately placed in solitary confinement and are subject to the appropriate health protocol.

Two cases to which was added that of Leandro Paredes. If the Argentinian community has not, for the time being, been declared positive, it has nevertheless been placed in solitary confinement as a precaution.

Young people as reinforcements

While an upsurge of positive cases affects the world of sport and football throughout Europe and raises some uncertainties as to the good holding of the competitions, the case of the three Parisian players does not in any way call into question the holding of the match. this Wednesday evening on the lawn of Moustoir.

As was the case this Sunday in the Coupe de France against Feignies-Aulnoye (N3), Mauricio Pochettino has therefore again opened his group to the Titis since El Chadaille Bisthiabu, Xavi Simons, Ismaël Gharbi, Edouard Michut are once again on the trip, joined by young people Sekou Ynasané and Nathan Biitumazala.