After two days of rest, the winners of the Coupe de la Ligue, won on Friday July 31 against Olympique Lyonnais (0-0 aft, 6-5 tab), were back at the training center on Monday. The PSG players showed up at the Camp des Loges for an “à la carte” session, between ball games, weight training and various treatments. Among the good news: the physical condition of Juan Bernat.
Embarrassed in the calf for several months, the Spanish left side could not participate in the friendly matches, nor in the two post-Covid-19 cup finals. The recovery is difficult for the former player of Valencia and Bayern Munich: he alternates between good and bad feelings. Thursday July 30, on the eve of the final against OL, he still felt an embarrassment, preventing him from being at 100%.
This Monday, during this session of recovery, Bernat trained without apparent problem. If all goes well this Tuesday during a real collective session, he will apply for a starting place against Sochaux, this Wednesday, in a friendly at the Parc des Princes (7 p.m.). A meeting that will serve him to gain rhythm, an essential condition for a possible tenure in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, on August 12 against Bergamo.
In addition, the small muscle sores contracted by Icardi, Marquinhos or Thiago Silva have disappeared. As for Layvin Kurzawa, he did individual work on Monday to test himself. All the workforce is meeting this Tuesday at the same place. A more precise statement of the conditions of each will be established.