Starting Saturday against Le Havre (3-0), Luis Enrique gave an indication of his composition against Tottenham, this Wednesday at 9 pm. at the Parc des Princes for day 5 of the Champions League. Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Fabian Ruiz, Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were all substitutes against the Normandy side.
The top five of the Asturia coach’s regular eleven players are all ready to face Spurs. Midfielders Vitinha – Ruiz – Neves have not been equal in C1 since the first day, against Atalanta Bergamo (4-0). He will be at the front of a defensive line that finds Nuno Mendes, already back from injury and the decisive passer on the first goal of the night on Saturday. On the right, confidence will be renewed in Warren Zaire-Emery to replace Achraf Hakimi, who is nursing a sprained ankle in Spain. Hinge Marquinhos – Pacho is usually comfortable again in front of Lucas Chevalier. Which will see the Brazil captain celebrate his 500th game in a Paris shirt.
“These are extraordinary figures,” Luis Enrique underlined at a press conference. This is very important for him and his colleagues. This is a beautiful journey. He is a real leader, a different player. We hope it will last a long time.
In attack, uncertainty concerns the presence of a third player who will accompany Barcola and Kvaratskhelia. Will Senny Mayulu start all C1 matches, except for the final match against Bayern Munich? Or Kang-In Lee, who seems to be regaining his colors in the absence of Ousmane Dembele and Désiré Doué? South Korean players act on the right or even at false number 9, France and Georgia occupy the wings. But he never really performed well in a role that could theoretically be played by every striker in the squad.
Mayulu seems a more natural option and allows the wingers to stay on the sidelines. Dembele, who returned to the group as announced by his coach, was not allowed to start due to the precautionary principle.
Possible PSG compositions: Knights – Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos (cap.), Pacho, Mendes – Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz – Barcola, Mayulu, Kvaratskhelia.
