Luis Enrique decided. Three days after the draw in Bilbao in the Champions League (0-0) and at the dawn of a busy week which will see Paris Saint-Germain fly to Doha to play the final of the Intercontinental Cup on December 17 and travel to Nantes to face Vendée Fontenay Foot on December 20 in the Coupe de France, the Parisian coach has chosen to rotate this Saturday in Metz.
As expected, the Spanish technician changed his starting lineup compared to the C1 match: only Matvey Safonov, Warren Zaire-Emery, Willian Pacho, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz started again in Lorraine.
Vitinha capitaine
The offensive line is completely remodeled since Kang-in Lee, Gonçalo Ramos and Ibrahim Mbaye will be responsible for leading the Ile-de-France attack on the ground of the red lantern.
Note that Vitinha will wear the captain’s armband in the absence of the two designated starters, Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi.
Reduced by a virus, Senny Mayulu had to give up a few hours before kick-off. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder did not accompany his partners to the stadium and will attend the match at the hotel to rest.
The composition of PSG
Safonov – Zoye-Emery, Zabarnyi, Pan, L.Hernandezing – Vitinha (cap), F.Ruiz, Ndjantu – Lee, G.Ramas, G.Ramos, Breed
As a reminder, Ousmane Dembélé and Marquinhos are also unavailable and have not been called up by Luis Enrique, just like Achraf Hakimi, who has been injured for a long time.
The Ligue 1 meeting between Metz and PSG is to follow live commentary on leparisien.fr.
