Verdict this Wednesday evening in the Champions League. Already qualified for the rest of the competition, PSG, 6th in the standings, will know this Wednesday evening whether it is directly for the round of 16 or only for the play-offs. To aim for the first category, he must beat Newcastle, the 7th, at the Parc des Princes. Paris remains on two poor performances with a draw in Bilbao (0-0) in December and a setback against Sporting (2-1) in Lisbon on January 20.
For this 8th and final meeting of the League phase, Luis Enrique decided to start Matvey Safonov in goal. Barely back from injury, after his hand fracture in the final of the Intercontinental Cup on December 17 against Flamengo, he is already starting.
Behind, apart from the huge Safonov surprise, it’s a classic with the Marquinhos-Willian Pacho hinge and Nuno Mendes on the left side. On the right, it is the great return of Achraf Hakimi, injured on November 4 with Paris against Bayern Munich and returning from the CAN after a final lost against Senegal (1-0 after).
Barcola preferred to Doué in attack
In the middle, Fabian Ruiz, victim of a knee blow last week in Lisbon against Sporting, was absent from the group. With the essential Vitinha, it is Warren Zaire-Emery and João Neves, back from injury, who accompany the Portuguese in this sector.
Up front, Luis Enrique chose an attacking trio from right to left made up of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola. Logically, Désiré Doué, not very visible at the moment, is on the substitutes’ bench.
The composition of PSG: Safonov – Hakimi, Marquinhos (cap.), Pacho, Mendes – Vitinha, Zaïre-Emery, Neves – Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola.
