The news are good. This Sunday, three days before the knockout stage of the Champions League in Dortmund, Tuesday, February 18, Neymar and Presnel Kimpembe trained without embarrassment. All the staff are operational, except Colin Dagba, injured in the knee since the match in Pau at the end of January.
The state of health of the two players is the one that most worries the PSG technical staff. Both number 10 and the world champion were spared during the stunning draw at Amiens (4-4) this Saturday. Neymar has suffered on the sides since the first period against Montpellier on February 1. He had been able to play the entire game. But since then, he has not appeared on the ground.
The defender, after PSG - Lyon on February 9, remained in care, victim of a thigh elongation. This Sunday morning, he was associated with Thiago Silva during the oppositions. A sign a few days from the summit in Dortmund. Neymar as Kimpembe now apply for a place in the starting lineup of Thomas Tuchel.
Even Abdou Diallo (right thigh) is back on the lawn, ahead of the three to four weeks of unavailability announced after his injury on February 1. But the defender will nevertheless be too fair to be in the group which must fly this Monday morning for the Ruhr.
Tuchel could align his typical team
After a warm-up and a few toros, the Parisians participated in mini-oppositions six against six. The squad concluded with a strike on goal.
Mitchel Bakker, Ander Herrera, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Edison Cavani, Tanguy Kouassi, Angel Di Maria and Julian Draxler, all starting this Saturday in Amiens, remained in the care. All the others, including Kylian Mbappé, trained, even if Keylor Navas cut the session short after thirty minutes. The guard is not injured, no worries about him. It is common to do this the day after a championship match.
Another reason for satisfaction for Thomas Tuchel, the coach: Marquinhos appeared in form this Sunday. Absent since January 22 (tear in the thigh), the Brazilian returned to competition this Saturday in the Somme. At the break, he replaced Thiago Silva, himself back on the field this Wednesday in Dijon in the quarterfinal of the Coupe de France. The captain appeared in difficulty in the game in Picardy, involved in the first three goals of the 19th of Ligue 1.
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The PSG coach said he would decide his starting team this Sunday. If no pain wakes up, he has the idea of aligning the following formation against Dortmund: Navas - Meunier, Thiago Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat - Marquinhos, Verratti - Neymar, Di Maria, Mbappé, Icardi.