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Mark your story. This is the challenge offered at Paris Saint-Germain, Tuesday evening, on the side of Anfield Road. After his cruel defeat at the Parc des Princes (0-1), the club in the French capital will try to overthrow Liverpool in the round of 16 Return of the Champions League. A meeting that will have airs of revenge for Parisians, dominators at the Parc des Princes but ultimately surprised in the final moments on the sole offensive of the Reds thanks to a goal from the replacement Harvey Elliott. Back to the wall, the men of Luis Enrique still have many reasons to believe it, moreover after their new offensive demonstration, this Saturday against Rennes (4-1), during the 25th day of League 1. With confidence and having a whole group, PSG now has its eyes on the decisive shock against the Reds.
Safonov or Donnarumma?
“I lied to you. Of course I have always thought of Liverpool and this is the case since the draw for the knockout stages (smile). It's a pleasure to train my team. I want to highlight the mentality of all my players, those who play, those who stayed on the bench. I really want to highlight the mentality of all players. As a staff, we need to assess the minutes of each other for this decisive match. We trust the impressions, to the feelings of the players. It is up to us to manage the load of minutes, distribution, in a balanced way. »»confided, as such, Luis Enrique at a press conference before displaying his optimism.
“We are in the best conditions, we have nothing to lose and we will give everything to try to qualify. We are a more dangerous team than in the past. Football is magic. It is not the team that has the best budget that wins. After the defeat, we were sad, we restarted ourselves and we resumed our minds. We played a good match against Rennes who played well, especially in the second period. We managed to win. It was a difficult match, but we played seriously and it allows us to have a lot of hopes for Liverpool ”. There remains a central question: with which eleven PSG will appear on the lawn of Anfield in just over 48 hours? A first doubt also appears with the position of goalkeeper.
Désiré Goué to conduct the operation come back?
Criticized after the goal collected during the first leg, Gianluigi Donnarumma remains the favorite at the post on paper, but Luis Enrique could also surprise everyone by starting Matvey Safonov, author of a serious performance against Stade Rennais. In defense, the classic is however expected. Achraf Hakimi, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes should be associated to try to channel the Liverpuldian waves and block the inevitable Mohamed Salah, invisible in Parisian lands. In the midfield, two options seem to be offered to the Ile -de -France technician. If Vitinha and Joao Neves are logically expected to start this shock, it remains to be seen who will have the favors of the architect of the Red and Blue between Désiré Doué or Fabian Ruiz.
Decisive passer, very efficient against the SRFC and more generally surfing on a very beautiful dynamic, the first city could be a real alternative in the Parisian system. Its tenure would thus offer PSG an even more offensive face. Technique, lively and capable of breaking the lines, gifted postulates more than ever to a place in the eleven unless Luis Enrique decides to leave with the same men as in the outward journey. Most certainly convinced by the performance of his players, beyond the final result, the Spanish technician could once again align Fabian Ruiz in the midfield. A guarantee of safety and balance. Finally, the usual offensive trio of PSG should without too much surprise be renewed.
Preserved this Saturday against the Bretons, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, author of a shattering entrance, and Ousmane Dembélé, with a new double, are expected on the front of the attack. Just like Bradley Barcola, scorer and passer against the Rennais. One thing is certain, regardless of the men chosen by Luis Enrique, PSG has an appointment with its history. The objective is far from being simple but so exciting: Terch Liverpool in front of his audience to continue his European dream. As a reminder, in the event of qualification for the quarterfinals, the reigning French champions would find Bruges or Aston Villa (the Villans won the first leg on the score of 3 goals to 1) …
