Auxerre-PSG comes into the Parisian calendar as the third match in eight days, after the success against Lille (3-0) and the defeat in Lisbon against Sporting (2-1). Luis Enrique made just one change at kick-off between the two sides, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia making way for Portugal to Bradley Barcola.
Faced with the 17th in Ligue 1, the coach should rotate more. Especially since on Wednesday January 28, the European champions play their direct qualification in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Newcastle.
Fabian Ruiz (left knee), Nuno Mendes (fatigue), Joao Neves, Kang-In Lee and Matvey Safonov – all three are recovering – as well as Quentin Ndjantou are already out.
Six starters from the two previous meetings are likely to take a breather in Burgundy, while being able to help out, for some of them, from the sidelines.
Thus, Marquinhos, who rarely plays three matches in a row, Willian Pacho, Ousmane Dembélé, will a priori be replacements, while Fabian Ruiz and Nuno Mendes are spared or in care. A final training session took place this Thursday at the end of the day at the Poissy Campus.
Hakimi is not on the trip
This turnover is a new chance for understudies, like Illia Zabarnyi, struggling when he entered the right side in C1. But also for Lucas Beraldo and Lucas Hernandez. The latter, although involved in an extra-sporting affair, applies to the left of the defense. He has also just served his last match of suspension in the European Cup after his elbow against Tottenham (5-3).
In the middle, Vitinha, as usual, could continue, as could Senny Mayulu and Désiré Doué, who could join this sector of play. Up front, a new chance could be given to Gonçalo Ramos while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia should, this time, start. Back in training since Wednesday, Ibrahim Mbaye could bring the freshness of his 17 years and his title of African champion of nations with Senegal.
The other involved in the CAN, Achraf Hakimi, will not make the trip to Burgundy. He will remain in the room this weekend according to the medical press release published this Thursday evening.
La composition probable : chevalier – Zaire-Emery, Zabarnyi, Beraldo, Hernandz – Vitinha (Cap.), MAYULU, DATED – Kvaratskhelia, Ramos, Mbaye.
