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At the Allianz Arena and facing Bayern Munich led by a sparkling Harry Kane, Paris Saint-Germain is preparing to play part of its future on the European scene on Tuesday evening. 25th in the ranking and temporarily eliminated from the Champions League, the capital club must win to maintain its chances of entering the top 8 and thus avoid the play-offs. A complex mission, especially given the current dynamics of the Bavarians. For this shock, will Luis Enrique take a shot? Difficult, for the moment, to say but the Spaniard will indeed have to decide on different key positions, starting with that of the goalkeeper.
Starting in Ligue 1 on Friday evening during the victory against Toulouse, Matvey Safonov (25 years old) could thus be renewed, leaving Gianluigi Donnarumma on the bench. If the last Italian rampart remains number 1 in the hierarchy, his status has been increasingly called into question in recent weeks and the high pressure of Vincent Kompany’s men could push the former Roja coach to start the Russian. In defense, another question remains: will Nuno Mendes be operational? Hit in the right ankle and forfeited against the Violets, the Portuguese left side should be available.
The question Nuno Mendes, Safonov preferred to Donnarumma?
However, if he has not sufficiently recovered from his slight alert in the selection, the former Sporting CP player could start on the bench. Therefore, several options are available to the Parisian coach. Among them? Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho, even João Neves, like at the end of the match against Toulouse. Assuming that Nuno Mendes will be able to hold his position, Luis Enrique should then opt for a fairly classic defense. On the right side, Achraf Hakimi, sparkling in recent months, is logically expected. Just like Marquinhos and Willian Pacho in the axis of the Parisian defense.
In midfield, Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha and Joao Neves would then be associated. The last doubt ultimately concerns the offensive sector. If Bradley Barcola experiences a slight drop in performance, the former Lyonnais should logically lead the left lane of the Parisian attack, in the same way as Ousmane Dembélé on the right flank. It remains to be seen whether Luis Enrique will decide, once again, to rely on Marco Asensio in a role of false number 9, or even Kang-In Lee, or will he surprise everyone by launching Randal Kolo Muani? Response at around 8 p.m., Tuesday evening. One thing is certain: no matter which eleven the Rouge et Bleu line up, the objective will remain the same: pocket the three points and thus relaunch themselves in the most prestigious of European competitions.
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