PSG captain Marquinhos returns at the right time, three weeks after being injured in the Champions League quarter-final first leg in Munich. – JEE / Sipa
According to the most discerning followers of PSG, the event is almost as rare as the passage of Halley’s comet. With the long-awaited return of Marquinhos, Paris will be able to count on all its forces for the semi-final first leg of the Champions League on Wednesday night against Manchester City.
Finally, almost all his strength, as Mauricio Pochettino recalled this Tuesday, who indicated that only “Bernat and Alex” were missing. The Spanish left side is certainly indisputable when it is available. But he has been treating a ruptured cruciate ligaments since September and is not among the players on the list given to UEFA. As for “Alex”, it is the third goalkeeper Alexandre Letellier, injured in a thigh.
PSG will therefore rely on its central defender and captain, recovered from his injury to an adductor contracted three weeks ago in Munich. In addition to Marquinhos, Kylian Mbappé will be able to lug around his sparkling form against City. As expected, his exit from the field after a crutch, Saturday in Metz was only a simple precaution to protect the jewel. Everything is gathered for the feast, Wednesday evening at the Park.