As was to be feared, the defensive sector of Paris-SG is bloodless when it comes to facing Rennes this Sunday afternoon. To the expected absences of Presnel Kimpembe (Achilles tendon), Nordi Mukiele (thigh), Marquinhos (ribs), and Achraf Hakimi (thigh), was added that of Sergio Ramos, hit in a calf mid-week. In central defense, Christophe Galtier can only count on the young El Chadaille Bitshiabu (17), as a trained defender.
Messi is good in the group
Despite this carnage, the Parisian coach and his staff plan to play with a three-man defense against the Bretons. In any case, this is the trend after training on Saturday morning, during which the Parisians worked in this system with, alongside Bitshiabu, Danilo Pereira and … Warren Zaire-Emery. The young midfielder (16) had already been tested in this position when Ramos cut short his session on Thursday, as L’Équipe revealed.
To challenge Stade Rennais, Galtier has summoned a group of 20 players (Neymar is out until the end of the season after his right ankle operation), including three goalkeepers (Donnarumma, Rico and Letellier), including young academy defenders: Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz and Hugo Lamy. Leo Messi, who had a small alert also in the week, is also present. If PSG evolves well with a three-man defense, the Argentinian should support Kylian Mbappé in front. We could find in the middle the trio Marco Verratti, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz with pistons Timothée Pembélé and Nuno Mendes.
