Rekindled by the return of Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, the Paris SG attack at Monaco, tonight (9:00 p.m.) during the 11th day of Ligue 1, a crucial streak of his season, with two Champions League “finals” against Leipzig and Manchester United in ten days.
Opposite, the ASM, which remains on two wins in a row, will have to obtain a good result to stay in the right wagon despite the absence of its striker and captain Wissam Ben Yedder.
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This time, the truce lived up to its name.
In October, Marquinhos and Marco Verratti were injured in the selection, while Mauro Icardi twisted a knee in training. Today, trainer Thomas Tuchel found a group in better physical shape than two weeks ago!
Between the empty infirmary and the serenity born of the success against Rennes (3-0) on November 7, the international cut did good for PSG, which was sailing in murky waters after two defeats in three C1 matches.
The noose even loosened around his technician, after sporting director Leonardo assured “That internally, we had never thought of changing it”, rare support for the German, who concentrated most of the criticism. “It’s always good when a sports director is next to the coach,” the Swabian smiled on Thursday.
The leader of the championship, victorious in his last eight Ligue 1 matches, found a bit of sunshine at the best time, before a trip to the Côte d’Azur which opens an eventful sequence, from Tuesday’s shock against Leipzig to the match at Old Trafford on December 2.
Mbappé “fresh and available”
A new failure in C1 could cost him premature elimination from the competition, where he nevertheless hopes to do better than his final lost in August. “It’s a delicate period, super important for us. We absolutely want to win against Leipzig, but also on Friday. At the same time, it will be necessary to manage the minutes to be as fresh as possible Tuesday evening ”, explained the coach.
“Normally, I play match after match, but given our difficult situation in the Champions League, it is necessary to watch both matches”, he continued. The return of its injured executives is blowing a wind of optimism.
Mbappé resorts to the Camp des Loges, on the momentum initiated with the Blues. Arrived at the rally injured in a thigh, the center forward played 35 minutes against Sweden (4-2) Tuesday, the time to make a decisive pass on the second goal of Olivier Giroud. “Everything went well with Kylian, he will come home fresh and available in his club. We did things gradually ”, coach Didier Deschamps said Tuesday, who did not run the risk of playing Portugal on Saturday (1-0) for the shock of group A3 of the League of Nations.
As in a match, his friend Neymar is never very far from “Kyky”. The Brazilian star, affected with the adductors, resumed collective training Thursday, after an express return trip to Brazil where the “Seleçao” deemed him unfit to return to competition.
Icardi and Verratti absent
«O pai ta on», commented on Monday n ° 10 a publication of PSG on Instagram, recalling the slogan which accompanied it during the Final 8 of the previous edition of the C1 in Lisbon: “Papa is there”. Neymar-Mbappé is an association that works for PSG. But these two, between suspensions, Covid-19 and injuries, have only played 313 minutes together this season, only 26% of the total.
On the Rock, Tuchel could give “a few minutes” to the Brazilian, as well as to Moise Kean, affected to a knee against Rennes, just as he could spare his South American internationals or Alessandro Florenzi, used in selection. Presnel Kimpembe, injured against Rennes, is also expected in Monaco, but he will be suspended against Leipzig.
Marco Verratti and Mauro Icardi, who have not played for PSG since October 2, have resumed collective training, but are still too fair for ASM. They could replay Tuesday, although we should not expect too much of them, warned Tuchel.
Their presence on the bench is already a small victory for PSG, affected by a cascade of absences since the start of the season. Now, it is the “big” victory that the Parisians must go for.
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