Luis Enrique had granted his men two days of rest in the wake of the big success against Inter Miami (4-0) in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday. Marquinhos’ partners took advantage of these 48 hours to recover, find their loved ones, get their minds, visit a few flagship attractions of Atlanta or stroll through the streets of the city, before going back to the competition.
It is now a shock against Bayern Munich which awaits the European champions this Saturday (6 p.m., noon local time), on the lawn of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium which will be air conditioned for the occasion.
The preparation of this quarter -final began this quarter -final on Wednesday in the morning with a first training disputed on the field of the University of Kennesaw. Despite the big thunderstorms fallen the day before in the state of Georgia, it was still very hot (27 degrees at 11 am) during this session which again took place in a good mood.
She started with a traditional Hai of Honor, a first for Bradley Barcola, who played her 100th match with PSG against Miami, a second for João Neves, elected man of the match last Sunday after having scored the first double of her career.
Two more training sessions
Luis Enrique can count on a group practically complete before this shock against the Bavarians. Only Presnel Kimpembe and Gabriel Moscardo lacked the call during the first quarter of an hour open to the press. Victim of a sole, the French defender has not appeared with the group for almost a week.
Marquinhos and Fabian Ruiz, released at the break against Inter Miami in order to be preserved for the rest of the competition, have normally participated in training. The Spanish midfielder no longer had his strap who surrounded his left thigh. Parisians still have two training sessions on their program, still in the morning, before meeting the Bayern Munich route, more than seven months after their previous confrontation in the Champions League.
