Luis Enrique and the Parisian staff can count on the returns of Joao Neves, Nuno Mendes and especially the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi.
Several PSG executives, Joao Neves, Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi returned to training on Monday two days before the last match of the Champions League league phase against Newcastle.
Absent during Friday’s trip to Auxerre in Ligue 1 (1-0 success), the three players took part in the collective session on Monday morning, according to images from the club. After the match against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League last Tuesday (2-1 defeat), Nuno Mendes made a “room work” at the end of last week and Fabian Ruiz had not trained either following a “shock received to the left knee”. The Spanish midfielder was not seen on Monday in the videos posted on PSG’s social networks.
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On the other hand, Joao Neves – victim of muscular discomfort ten days ago – resumed training on Monday, just like Achraf Hakimi. Returning from the CAN last week, “he’s back, he has a little physical problem, but nothing major”Luis Enrique said on Friday. Absent since his sprained left ankle against Bayern Munich (1-2) then left for the CAN, the Moroccan full-back could make his return to the PSG group against Newcastle on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes (9:00 p.m.).
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Goalkeeper Matveï Safonov also participated in the session on Monday, after several weeks of absence due to a fracture in his left hand in December. The return of these executives is good news for PSG who will try to qualify directly for the knockout stages of the Champions League, while the reigning European champions remain in a draw (0-0) in Bilbao and a defeat (2-1) in Lisbon.
