Marquinhos removed from the eleven!

As PSG prepares to face Barça, the Parisian captain would not have their place in a team bringing together the best players from both teams, according to Richard Dutruel.

The declaration caused a stir. Back on Twitch during the recent international break, Luis Enrique played the game when an Internet user asked him how many Barça players would start at PSG? “Ter Stegen, Araujo, De Jong, Gündogan, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, without a doubt, Lewandowski, without a doubt… There are seven or eight who could be a starter at PSG, he replied, taking the trouble to specify: “But also at Real, at Bayern, at Arsenal… It’s huge. »

Did this mean that he considered André Ter Stegen superior to Gianluigi Donnarumma or Lamine Yamal to Ousmane Dembélé? Not necessarily. But in his opinion, these players mentioned could legitimately claim a starting place within the capital club. And for four of them, they would actually have their place in an ideal eleven made up of Parisian and Barcelona players. This is at least the opinion of Richard Dutruel, the former goalkeeper who played for both clubs.

Araujo-Hernandez, the winning ticket

For the Haut-Savoyard, trained at PSG and stayed two seasons at Barça (2000-2002), Ronald Araujo in central defense, Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gündogan in midfield as well as Robert Lewandowski would start in this ideal eleven. Seven Parisian players would accompany them: Gianluigi Donnarumma, who therefore has his preference against Andre Ter Stegen, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes on the sides as well as Lucas Hernandez in defense, Warren Zaire Emery in midfield and Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé in attack .

Two indisputable holders are therefore failed on the Parisian side. And if the absence of Vitinha, who has become essential in the eyes of Luis Enrique, follows a certain logic in view of the competition, that of Marquinhos, the Parisian captain, recently become the most capped player in the history of the club, has what to surprise. But for Richard Dutruel, Ronald Araujo is an obvious choice. “He’s my base man!” Typically the kind of central defender I like because he moves quite quickly, is strong in duels and is aggressive. In both squads, there is no equivalent to this position. He is a defender at heart, who loves the duel and I feel that less in Marquinhos, who is more in anticipation. »

As for his preference for Lucas Hernandez, Richard Dutruel explained it easily. “I could have picked Marquinhos because he played in that position when Thiago Silva was partnered with him, but Hernandez is a left-footer. I prefer it in the axis rather than on one side. He likes duels, has experience and a long left-footed game which can provide alternatives to the short game on ball exits. he pointed out.