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PSG-Saint-Etienne: last doubts in defense in the starting XI

2020-07-23T18:16:06.484Z


The Parisians trained on the lawn of the Stade de France, this Thursday evening, on the eve of the final of the Coupe de France. Uncertain


The Stade de France is ready to welcome its meager audience this Friday evening for the final of the Coupe de France between PSG and Saint-Etienne (9:10 p.m.). In the wake of the Greens, the Parisians discovered the pitch of the enclosure for their last training before the meeting. Large logos of both teams were displayed on part of the stands. Not enough to disconcert the group of 25 players, who multiplied the bursts of laughter and voices during this warm-up.

Thomas Tuchel kept a larger group to prepare for the meeting. It still includes the young Ruiz, Pembele and Kalimuendo. The German will have to keep a group of 20 players for the match where five changes will be allowed (6 in case of extra time). The doubts in the starting 11 are few. They mainly concern the position of left side (Bakker or Kurzawa) and central defense (three places for two between Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Kimpembe).

Layvin Kurzawa trained normally

After a warm-up without a ball, the players made toros, then conservation games, divided into three teams on an… octagonal pitch. The teams lined up for this game do not give any indication of the German manager's choices. Kurzawa, absent in the first warm-up match and substitute in the next two, participated normally.

The Paris group ended the session with an 11-to-11 opposition, with Neymar in a joker role. Here again, the composition of the teams leaves room for several options. Many probable holders have worked together (Navas, Kehrer, Marquinhos, Gueye, Verratti, Di Maria, Icardi). It remains to be seen which of the two duos will be aligned between Kimpembe - Kurzawa (the latter barely played two halves in preparation) and Thiago Silva - Bakker. The first two played with the predominantly starting team, but Tuchel is often used to making these players work in pairs on the eve of the match (right central defender / right side, left central defender / left side).

The probable composition of PSG: Navas - Kehrer, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva (cap.), Bakker - Di Maria, Gueye, Verratti, Neymar - Icardi, Mbappé.

Source: leparis

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