Another final effort. After winning its sixth title in 2025 on Wednesday evening following the Intercontinental Cup final against Flamengo (1-1, 2-1 tab), PSG plays its 67th and final match of the year on Saturday evening. The capital club travels to the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes to face the Vendée amateur club Fontenay Foot, resident of National 3, in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France.
This meeting will give Luis Enrique the opportunity to rotate his team and rest certain executives, already in high demand since the start of the season, before a well-deserved Christmas vacation.
Defender Willian Pacho is one of the players most used by the Spanish coach and should be rested. The Ecuadorian has the fourth most playing time this season and could, according to our information, skip the trip to Loire-Atlantique.
Luis Enrique has gotten into the habit of offering his players more rest periods when the schedule allows it. Last summer, he did not hesitate to release Pacho following his red card received during the quarter-final of the Club World Cup won against Bayern Munich (2-0).
The group rests this Thursday
His friend in the central hinge Marquinhos could also breathe this weekend. Recovered from his hip pain, the PSG captain managed to hold his place on Wednesday against Flamengo but the staff does not intend to take any risks and carefully manages his playing time.
The Brazilian is therefore highly likely to sit on the bench. This management should benefit his compatriot Lucas Beraldo who has not started a match since November 22.
Luis Enrique still gives himself time to think before deciding on a case-by-case basis. Resting this Thursday after returning to the capital very early in the morning, the Parisian group trains one last time on the lawn of the PSG Campus this Friday afternoon (5 p.m.) in order to prepare for this last meeting of a historic year 2025 for the club.
