PSG are racking up concerns one week before their Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta Bergamo in Lisbon on August 12. After Kylian Mbappé, victim of a sprained ankle, it is Marco Verratti's turn to be on the brink of forfeit. PSG will communicate this Wednesday after its friendly match against Sochaux on its situation. The package is not yet confirmed and it is expected to take further exams this Thursday to find out more.
According to RMC Sport, which revealed the information, the Italian suffers from a calf injury, after initial examinations carried out on Wednesday. The midfielder, excellent against Lyon on Friday in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, was injured on Tuesday at the Loges camp during a clash with one of his partners.
A Marquinhos-Paredes-Gueye environment?
It is now the entire team of Thomas Tuchel that limps. Angel Di Maria is suspended against Bergamo. Juan Bernat, who is playing his first minutes of the season in a friendly against Sochaux this Wednesday in the closed door of the Parc des Princes, suffers from a lack of rhythm. Kylian Mbappé, who has not yet resumed the race, remains uncertain for the start of Final 8 in Portugal. According to Tuchel, interviewed this Wednesday by BeIN Sports, he has little chance of starting the game.
In the middle, Paris could lose its best element, the one that emerges the balloons cleanly and allows an effective first recovery before Neymar takes care of the offensive animation. In his absence, if the German coach of Paris chooses a 4-3-3 system, Marquinhos can settle in front of the defense with Gana Gueye and Leandro Paredes, aligned against Sochaux, in torchbearers. Without the Little Owl, the technical loss is colossal.
The capital club also loses a man experienced in European games, who was delighted to find an Italian team, he who has become a pillar in the national team. “We are not yet at 100%, which is normal after such a long period of inactivity, said Verratti this Tuesday in the Gazzetta dello sport. Clubs that have resumed their Championship have an advantage […] It is important to concentrate and to arrive with a free head on match day. We have to play this opportunity to the full. "