Luis Enrique will rotate in his eleven for Nantes – PSG, Saturday evening.
Three days after its victory against Real Sociedad in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League, PSG is back to business as usual. The Parisian club (1st, 50pts) faces FC Nantes (13th, 22pts) on Saturday evening on the occasion of the 22e day of Ligue 1. With the sequence of matches in recent days, Luis Enrique decided to review his entire starting eleven against the Canaries.
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Luis Enrique opts for rotation
Paris Saint-Germain travel to La Beaujoire this evening with the intention of leaving with the three points of victory. But the Parisians, timid by the Champions League, will have to be wary of FC Nantes who have often been tenacious against PSG in recent seasons. Luis Enrique will not take the risk of starting players with less juice in their legs from the outset. And it is in a 4-3-3 system that the Spanish technician will develop his team.
Luis Enrique’s first changes
Replacing last weekend against Lille for the benefit of Keylor Navas, Gianluigi Donnarumma should return to the goals for PSG in Ligue 1 this evening. On the defensive line, Luis Enrique made some adjustments. The Parisian coach should give Lucas Beraldo a break by starting Lucas Hernandez on the left side of the defense. In the right lane, Achraf Hakimi should hold his place. In the middle, the Marquinhos – Danilo hinge would make his return against the Canaries.
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Luis Enrique changes everything in the middle
The rotation will affect all sectors including the midfield. And it’s Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha who are paying the price for Luis Enrique’s decision. Thus, Manuel Ugarte should regain his place as sentinel and would form the midfield trio with Warren Zaire-Emery and Marco Asensio. In attack, it is Ousmane Dembélé who should be sacrificed to allow Randal Kolo Muani to start as a starter. In good shape for several weeks now, Bradley Barcola should start straight away just like Kylian Mbappé whose departure from PSG is imminent.
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The expected line-up of PSG against Nantes
Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos (cap.), Danilo, Hernandez – Zaire-Emery, -Ugarte, Asensio – Kolo Muani, Mbappé, Barcola.