PSG-Leipzig: Neymar, Mbappé, Di Maria… it's up to them to take their responsibilities!

It is on them that Paris is counting.

While he is going through a storm in the Champions League where his two defeats put him in a very delicate situation, the capital club is counting on its executives and its coach during the decisive match this Tuesday night against Leipzig.

Leaders who have not really assumed their status since the start of the European season.

Tuchel finally inspired?

“If I had any guarantees, I would be more worried than I am now.

"Thomas Tuchel may well dismiss with a good word in German the question of his very near future on the bench, the PSG coach knows he is playing very big against Leipzig.

The 3-0 success achieved against the players of Julian Nagelsmann, three months ago in Lisbon in the semi-final of the Champions League, does not weigh much as PSG plays its European future after two defeats in three matches, the last of which against… Leipzig (1-2).

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His stubbornness in installing Danilo Peirera in defense to keep Marquinhos in the middle annoys his hierarchy and the supporters, but also his locker room.

A tension that he now releases with each of his outings, far from the “coolness” he embodied when he arrived in 2018. He himself knows very well that if the club's finances allowed it, Leonardo would surely think about dismissing him of its functions.

It's up to him to prove his boss wrong with finally paying choices.

Neymar finally in the game?

Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Neymar will start this Tuesday evening against RB Leipzig.

But will it be the Neymar of Manchester or that of Leipzig Final 8 version?

We allow ourselves this distinction because the Brazilian's performance largely depends on the evening's result.

Between the Covid-19 he contracted, his suspension of two matches in Ligue 1 and his three weeks of absence linked to his adductor injury, the Parisian n ° 10 did not really have the leisure to launch his season .

Inconsistent against MU, irascible against OM and little concerned when he came into play in Monaco, the star Auriverde missed the heights of this start of the season.

And his team with.

Not really illogical with regard to its lack of rhythm, but Paris cannot be satisfied with this roughly.

“He

is not in the best physical condition possible, but he can handle matches like this mentally and physically.

I just hope that it will not be too much on him

and that we will help him, ”warns the German coach.

Indeed, Neymar needs a team around him.

But in return, Paris needs a Neymar finally performing.

Mbappé finally decisive?

Kylian Mbappé has not scored for almost a year in the Champions League (December 11, 2019 against Galatasaray), and this statistic does not fit well with the serial scorer he has become.

This dearth should however be put into perspective.

In the meantime, the 2018 world champion distributed 4 assists in the Champions League and suffered an ankle injury on the eve of Final 8. Unlike Neymar, Mbappé started his season in the league quite well with a total of 9 goals in 7 games, which places him among the best European ratios.

He too was diminished by the Covid-19 and had to miss three L1 matches.

But he is not looking for excuses and knows that he must demonstrate the same standards and the same efficiency during European meetings as in France.

“I think I have to evolve and I realize it every day.

I'm not perfect.

There are matches where I was not good, but I continue to progress, ”he confided at the end of October, insisting on the notion of collective.

Everything that PSG has lacked since the start of the Champions League season ... in addition to a top Mbappé.

Di Maria finally on top?

We do not know if Angel Di Maria regrets this spitting in the direction of Alvaro Gonzalez during PSG-OM (0-1), on September 13.

But this gesture of mood sanctioned by 4 suspension games in France ultimately had an influence on his performances in the Champions League.

In October, his lack of pace gave birth to a non-match against MU, a deficit of influence in Istanbul and a weak second half in Leipzig (1-2).

The 2-0 penalty missed in Germany reinforces the impression of mediocrity left by the Argentinian in this competition.

This does not call into question the confidence that Thomas Tuchel places in him, but Di Maria must do better in a Champions League than he is the only one with Neymar and Navas, to have already won with Real Madrid in 2014. He will have to s 'remember this Tuesday, and finally shine as he did in the semi-finals in Lisbon, last season, against these same Germans.

Marquinhos finally solid?

The Brazilian might not have imagined that the armband would weigh so heavily since Thiago Silva handed it over to him.

But Marquinhos is the type to assume his status.

Midfielder throughout the campaign until the final against Bayern Munich, he will be back in central defense thanks to the suspension of Presnel Kimpembe.

He will have to his favorite position to bring serenity to Diallo and Kurzawa, in distress in Monaco (2-3), and a little defensive rigor in Florenzi, spicy in his climbs but not always inspired in the one against one.

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Faced with the specter of elimination in the group stage that Paris has never known since its return to the Champions League in 2012, the captain ensures that he can hold the bar.

“I try to motivate guys like I always have.

It's my way of being to push everyone, says the 26-year-old.

It is a path with obstacles.

We try to overcome them.

But we are hungry ”.