On the eve of the reception in Bordeaux, in Ligue 1 (Sunday 9 p.m. at the Parc des Princes), Thomas Tuchel announced that Thomas Meunier, sick, was forfeited. He also explained that this absence would be compensated by the return to his position of right side of Thilo Kehrer.
Asked whether he should already anticipate the suspensions of Thomas Meunier and Marco Verratti for the knockout round of the Champions League return against Dortmund on March 11, Thomas Tuchel replied: “Clearly, yes. It is no big secret to replace Meunier: there is Colin Dagba and Thilo Kehrer. Colin is injured, which means that Thilo (Kehrer) will play. "
Abdou Diallo is back
Meunier's absence this Sunday is part of a week marked by his unexpected remarks after the first leg in Dortmund last Tuesday. The Belgian side explained that he had not been informed of the threat of suspension hovering over him in the event of a new yellow card. And that he would not have committed the same fault at the end of the match if he had been informed by the club. His words had contributed to blur the post-match in Germany already marked by those of Neymar deploring his return to the game too late.
Parisians have definitely lived a hectic week with the publication this Friday of videos of Di Maria, Icardi and Cavani's birthday party. This Saturday, Marquinhos also recognized that such images should not have been broadcast. His trainer, Thomas Tuchel, said he was "really surprised" to have discovered them.
In addition, Mitchel Bakker will also be absent against Bordeaux. All the other players are available, including Abdou Diallo recovered from his right thigh injury contracted during the post-match scrub against Montpellier on February 1. The Paris group will be refined according to the last training session this Sunday, at 11 am.