Achraf Hakimi is suspended and Fabian Ruiz in the infirmary. For the rest, Luis Enrique recovers almost all of his squad while the club has chosen to send Quentin Ndjantou to the operating table for surgery on his right hamstring. Le Titi has little chance of playing again this season.
The PSG coach should choose the safe men for the reception of Marseille this Sunday at 8:45 p.m. in Ligue 1. This clasico, at the kick-off of the 21st day, pits the leader against the third in the championship, separated by nine points. “OM has a very good team, with top individual qualities, with a very good coach,” judges the Parisian coach. They play attack, I like. It will be difficult. We have the capacity to improve. We know the importance of this different, special match. It’s a vital match.”
In the goals, confidence is now given to Matvey Safonov, again the author of a penalty save last week in Strasbourg (1-2). To replace Hakimi, Warren Zaire-Emery remains the ideal candidate while his interim since November 4 and the Moroccan’s injury (then his departure for the CAN) has proven to be a great success. Marquinhos, Willian Pacho and Nuno Mendes, a week where Paris did not have another meeting, the fault of its elimination in the Coupe de France, apply to start.
In the middle, Vitinha and João Neves are favorites and there is a battle between Kang-In Lee, Senny Mayulu and Désiré Doué to complete the trio. Considering his entry into Strasbourg, the South Korean has a card to play but perhaps higher up, as a right winger. Doué would then play the left relay, a role that he appreciates.
La composition probable : Safonov – Zaïre-Emery, Marquinhos (cap.), Pacho, Mendes – Vitinha, Neves, Doué – Lee, Dembélé, Barcola.
Up front, Ousmane Dembélé, replacing in Alsace, has a good chance of starting and leading the Parisian attack with Lee and Bradley Barcola, the best striker of the moment even if his realism remains a big waste. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, just recovered from his sprained ankle suffered last week against Newcastle (1-1) in the Champions League, should be the first substitute during the match around the hour mark as Luis Enrique is accustomed to doing.
