LIVE – PSG-Dortmund, D-1: Ugarte present in the group for the reception of Borussia

Uncertain after a shock in training, Manuel Ugarte is in the squad for the match against Dortmund. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to start the meeting at the sentry post.

According to our information, PSG Uruguayan midfielder Manuel Ugarte was injured in training this Monday, and remains uncertain for the first Champions League match against Dortmund, Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes (9 p.m.).

“We have a doubt about a player and his physical condition, but otherwise I know who will play tomorrow,” Luis Enrique confided in the afternoon to RMC Sport. The “doubt” in question therefore concerned the former Sporting player, who could be replaced by Danilo Peireira if he is not fit to kick off.

For the rest of the eleven, the Spanish technician should start with a 4-3-3 with the majority of the usual starters. Note that Randal Kolo Muani is on favorable waivers to occupy the forefront of the attack.

The probable composition of PSG: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Skriniar, Hernandez – Zaire-Emery, Ugarte (or Danilo), Vitinha – Dembélé, Kolo Muani, Mbappé.

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2,000 Borussia Dortmund supporters are expected at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday evening. The match is rated 3 out of 5 in terms of risk by the DNLH. 300 to 400 ultras and hooligans should be part of this trip of German fans.

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Edin Terzic: “I have analyzed this team (PSG) in recent weeks, I know all the players face to face. But it is difficult to make a comparison with last year’s team. There is new guys who are playing really well. I know Achraf well from Dortmund, I also know Kolo Muani well who is incredible… They are very good boys, with a very good coach.”

Present at a press conference this Monday, Dortmund coach Edin Terzic admitted to having closely observed the performance of Nice, winner on the PSG field Friday evening in Ligue 1 (3-2).

“Of course we analyzed this match, we saw that Nice played very well and that they pressed very aggressively, defending intelligently. PSG had a lot of difficulties. Naturally we also tried to see how we will try to upset them. We have ideas, we know that we have enough qualities. Afterwards we also know that it is difficult to start here in Paris, but we have the tears to fight.”

“We will have to be as aggressive as possible and not leave the open spaces that PSG likes. Each error will cost us a goal,” underlined the German coach. “If there is no balance, it will be difficult to defeat PSG,” he said.

“You need a big team, not just eleven players but 23. You have to be humble when you have to be humble, ambitious on the pitch and united with the team.”

“It’s a great arrival at the club, Luis Campos has worked well. It’s one of the big surprises of the start of the season.”

“It’s curious, I’m convinced of it, I think he can play in the middle and in the corridors whatever the system. Depending on the situation, don’t change the positions. The best players like him can play in any position. But we don’t play with a player supporting the striker.”

“I am very satisfied” with the midfielder, he says. He repeats it when he is asked again about Verratti’s departure.

“I’m not worried about being given time. The way I operate is for me. If the results are bad, we’ll see. I know that as a coach, I live my daily life. I concentrate on my team. “

“I don’t know how you feel about it from the outside. It’s certain that we haven’t started the season extremely well but when I arrive at a club it often happens like that, there are a lot of information to pass on, ideas and concepts that the players need to assimilate. I find a very receptive team, they have a lot of desire and want to adopt the idea of ​​the staff. I am delighted with the behavior of the players. The supporters are incredible. Their support, their support is magnificent even when the results are not up to par, I see it as a process. I already have this experience, this process which requires time. The weather is magnificent but I don’t ask for it because I know how it works. I feel calm, there will be good football and good results, I’m sure of it.”

“You have to wait and see how the competition goes, football is a wonderful sport, all results are possible. You can play an incredible match and lose, play badly and win. As a club, we play all competitions to “Winning them is the goal. It’s very ambitious but it’s necessary.”

“When a club is obsessed with something, it’s never a good sign. You have to have ambition but obsession doesn’t work in any sector of life.”

It’s over for Marquinhos who gives way to Luis Enrique, all smiles.

“Each match has its story, PSG and Borussia have changed a lot since then. We remember the feat we accomplished, we had incredible matches this season. The fans were with us, it was a year particular with the covid. This match gave joy to the Parisians. I was very proud to see our supporters happy outside. I keep this emotion, this desire to win this match. I keep a good memory of this match .”

“He has a lot of ambition, he gives us a lot of instructions during matches but also freedom. I love working with a coach like that who has a lot of desire and things to bring to the locker room. He deserves to be there.”

“We are always very serene and calm. There is more noise outside than inside and it gets closer when the important matches approach. It starts to shoot from all sides. In the locker room, we are very calm, we don’t hide. There are only great players in the locker room who know where we stand.”

Asked about the new speech from leaders on ambitions in the Champions League, Marquinhos responds.

“The Champions League is not an obsession, not a pressure. We work because we are competitors, the club has this desire to seek out all the competitions including this one. We know the way, that’s it. is long, you have to go step by step, it’s a very difficult competition to win.”

“His role has not changed, it has always been very clear that he is a very important player. He is a leader and he was already a leader with the others. He has a voice, a vision and expresses this very well. what he wants, what he sees and what we need to do to improve.”

‘”Everyone has their qualities, their personality. I will always try to learn as much as possible from my teammates and try to put them at ease, like the other idols I have had by my side have done with me. But “It’s not just us, there are going to be changes. Those who are on the pitch will have to be 100%.”

“The group bounced back immediately. The coach showed us things to improve. The team tried to do its best but we lost the match in the details. We will have to be on the first balls against Dortmund.”

“He is a coach who approaches daily life very intensely, prepared. He has very clear objectives, he is not there to treat one competition differently from the other. We know that the challenge is the Champions League but to be ready against big teams, you have to do a lot of work in training, in the championship. He is intense, demanding with us regardless of the opponent. He is very involved in what he transmits to us in ideas .”

Lots of impatience for the entry of this new look PSG into the Champions League, in a not easy group, since in addition to Dortmund, PSG will be opposed to Newcastle and AC Milan.

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, and Luis Campos, sports advisor, attended the session this Monday morning. (AP)

Kang-In Lee, who will be left at the disposal of South Korea for the Asian Games (September 23-October 8), is present at training.

PSG confirmed the packages of three players absent for a long time (or in the recovery phase) for the reception of Dortmund, in a press release this Monday: Nuno Mendes, Marco Asensio and Presnel Kimpembe. Fabian Ruiz does not appear in this press release and therefore seems to be returning, just like Nordi Mukiele.

The PSG press release

“The medical update for this Monday, September 18 concerns Nuno Mendes, Marco Asensio and Presnel Kimpembe.
– Victim of a small infection, Nuno Mendes will not be present at the PSG Campus today.
– Marco Asensio continues his treatment protocol.
– Presnel Kimpembe continues his rehabilitation work.”

Unsurprisingly, captain Marquinhos will accompany Luis Enrique at a press conference this Monday at 1 p.m. on the eve of facing Dortmund. The Brazilian is making his comeback after being spared against Nice (2-3) on Friday.

Welcome to our live to follow all the declarations and information on the eve of PSG’s entry into the Champions League against Dortmund, Tuesday (9 p.m., on RMC Sport). The players will train at 11 a.m. before Luis Enrique and Marquinhos’ press conference at 1 p.m.