Exit on 4-4-2. With the package of Kylian Mbappé, hit in the ankle last week in the final of the Coupe de France and out for "about three weeks", Thomas Tuchel opts for a 4-3-3 in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, facing at OL, this Friday (9:10 p.m., live commentary) at the Stade de France. In front, a trio composed of Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria, Pablo Sarabia therefore taking place on the bench. In the middle, Marquinhos goes up a notch, as a sentry, behind the Gueye / Verratti doublet. Already holder against ASSE, Mitchell Bakker is aligned on the left, Presnel Kimpembe finds a starting place in hinge with Marquinhos, and, it is a surprise, Layvin Kurzawa starts in right-back position, him the left-back of training. Remember that Paris must do without Colin Dagba and that Thilo Kehrer is coming back from injury. Thomas Meunier, he went to Dortmund. In goal, it is again Keylor Navas who will be in business. This is the 26th final of the Coupe de la Ligue, the last.
Parisian 11 :
Navas - Kurzawa, Thiago Silva, Kimpembe, Bakker - Marquinhos, Gueye, Verratti - Di Maria, Icardi, Neymar.
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