Barcola, it’s official

Scorers after coming on as substitutes last week at Le Hauvre, Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola will start in PSG’s attacking sector for the reception of Montpellier this Friday evening in Ligue 1.

Change of attack for PSG. Luis Enrique must now deal with the unavailability of Gonçalo Ramos for three months. Before suffering an ankle injury (and being replaced by Randal Kolo Muani), the Portuguese centre-forward was supported by Lee Kang-In, Achraf Hakimi (inside right in a 3-2-4-1 at the start of the match), Marco Asensio and the young 16-year-old winger Ibrahim Mbaye, a week ago, during the opening match of the Ligue 1 season at Le Havre.

This time, Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola start for the first time at the Parc des Princes and the visit of Montpellier, this Friday evening (kick-off 8:45 p.m., on DAZN 1). The two French international wingers were launched for the last 25 minutes and made the net tremble at the Stade Océane. They will try to make the difference while Asensio is visibly replaced at the forefront in favor of Kolo Muani. Lee Kang-In and the newcomer Désiré Doué are the attacking options present on the bench.

First for Joao Neves with PSG

Like Pacho in central defence last week, the other big signing of the summer, Joao Neves, makes his first start in midfield alongside Vitinha and Warren Zaire-Emery. Pacho is partnered by Marquinhos, a captain who did not start on the trip to Normandy, and Nuno Mendes also returns to the starting XI on the left of the defence led by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

PSG, currently runner-up to OM on goal difference, will try to continue before a first clash against Losc, during the 3rd round, while Montpellier shared the points with Strasbourg during the first weekend of the championship (1-1). Wahbi Khazri and Arnaud Nordin are starting by Michel Der Zakarian at the expense of Akor Adams and Musa Al-Taamari. Teji Savanier is there.