US EditionPSG Coach Luis Enrique Weighs up How Many Players to Rest Against Lorient Ahead of Bayern Return
Luis Enrique may rest starters as PSG balances the league lead and a 5-4 Champions League semifinal advantage over Bayern Munich.
- Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique is weighing squad rotation for Saturday's home match against Lorient while preparing for Wednesday's Champions League semifinal return leg against Bayern Munich.
- Following an extraordinary 5-4 first-leg victory on Tuesday, PSG players face significant physical and emotional fatigue. Luis Enrique called it the most intense match he has faced with the club.
- Right back Achraf Hakimi will miss several weeks with a thigh injury, forcing midfielder Warren to shift positions. Luis Enrique may start 19-year-old goalkeeper Renato Marin to protect Matvei Safonov.
- Spain midfielder Fabian could feature against Lorient after returning from a knee injury sustained in January. Luis Enrique called him "one of the best midfielders in the world."
- PSG holds a six-point lead over second-placed Lens with four games remaining. The club will seal the French title this weekend if they beat Lorient and Lens loses to Nice on Saturday.
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PSG coach Luis Enrique weighs up how many players to rest against Lorient ahead of Bayern return
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique is weighing up how many players to rest for Saturday’s home game against mid-table Lorient in Ligue 1.
With a little new one in the woods.
This is not surprising, given the intensity of the game. PSG players have finished very hard on their semifinals going from Champions League to Bayern Munich (5-4), Tuesday night. Marquinhos and his teammates need to blow, in anticipation of the match back to Allianz-Arena Wednesday night. And that's also Luis Enrique's project. Since the PSG will have to play a League 1 match between two Champions League matches, which has not happened to him i…
Physically and mentally tested after his semi-final go from Champions League to Bayern (5-4), the PSG has to manage, this Saturday against Lorient (17 hours), the delicate in-between before the return to the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
Four days after a resounding feat in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain has to manage its team to face Lorient in the championship, without underestimating an opponent who has often posed a problem to him. Paris Saint-Germain is about to receive Lorient for the 32nd day of Ligue 1, in a particular context. [...] Read more The PSG, between rotation and quest for the title, is wary of Lorient appeared first on Le Singulier.
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