At PSG, international breaks generally affect many members of the squad. For the November window, no less than fifteen players were with their selection to play friendly matches and try to qualify for the Euro or the World Cup. And the contingent could have been even larger without the injuries to Keylor Navas (back), Nuno Mendes and Danilo Pereira (hamstring) or the return to collective training of Marco Asensio, injured in a foot at the beginning of September.
The latter will be joined in the infirmary by Warren Zaire-Emery. Victim of a sprained right ankle during his first selection with the French team against Gibraltar last Saturday (14-0), the midfielder, scorer in Nice, will be unavailable until the end of the calendar year. The other bad news came from Brazil where Marquinhos, the Parisian captain, came out with a hamstring injury at the break with his selection in the clash against Argentina. He has already indicated that his presence at the Park against Monaco this Friday (9 p.m.) would be “very complicated”. But what about the reception of Newcastle on November 28 in the Champions League? “I hope it’s not bad and that I can come back as soon as possible,” he simply replied.
These are the two tiles from this international episode during which Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick against Gibraltar, bringing his career number of goals to 300, and Ousmane Dembélé his first goal of the season in an official match. Spared at kick-off in Greece, the captain of the Blues made his appearance shortly after the hour mark, replacing his club partner, Randal Kolo Muani, scorer before the break. As for Lucas Hernandez, established as central hinge, he played 85 minutes and experienced quite a few difficulties in the second half.
Manuel Ugarte, who stood out for his pass against Messi and his teammates during Uruguay’s victory against Argentina (2-0, November 17), returned to Paris this Tuesday . Suspended for the match against Bolivia, he should resume training on Wednesday with Paris.
Achraf Hakimi will also have reduced playing time with the cancellation of Morocco’s match against Eritrea, counting for the first day of the World Cup qualifiers. He still started the match against Tanzania this Tuesday (2-0).
Quick return to Ramos, Vitinha and Ruiz
With Portugal, Gonçalo Ramos and Vitinha have finished with their selection since Sunday. The Parisian striker started alongside Cristiano Ronaldo against Liechtenstein (2-0, November 16) before being on the bench for the reception of Iceland (2-0, 19), when the midfielder ground came into play during both meetings. They should be back in training this Wednesday. Ditto for Fabian Ruiz, who started Spain’s second match against Georgia (3-1, 19th), and Milan Skriniar.
The Slovak defender took part in the entirety of Slovakia’s two confrontations against Iceland (4-2, 16th) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (2-1, 19th), now qualified for Euro 2024. Kang-in Lee finished the qualifiers for the world championships this Monday. Holder and scorer against Singapore (5-0, 16th), he also started against China (3-0, this Tuesday) a match where he delivered an assist.
Two Parisians were also involved in matches with their Espoirs selection. Bradley Barcola returns empty-handed from his stint with the Bleuets concluded with two defeats against Austria and South Korea. He will be back in training on Wednesday. Author of a decisive pass against San Marino with Italy (7-0), Cher Ndour also started against Ireland this Tuesday evening (2-2).
