Released in the 17th minute against Bordeaux Sunday (4-3) complaining of the right thigh, the central defender of PSG will be absent on March 11 for the 8th final return of the Champions League against Dortmund. The Parisian club formalized the bad news this Monday evening, after exams passed during the day. These confirmed "a lesion to the femoral biceps of the right thigh". This muscle is part of the hamstrings, behind the thigh.
The PSG indicates "a recovery estimated at 3 weeks depending on the clinical course". Thiago Silva will therefore, at best, be back on the lawn on March 15 at the Parc des Princes against Nice, or more probably the following week in Marseille.
The day before, however, his wife had posted a reassuring message on Instagram: "Nothing serious, thank God." Thomas Tuchel was "a little worried" about his captain. He had not missed a knockout match in the Champions League since the last knockout round against Real Madrid in 2018, when Unai Emery had left him on the bench by choice.
Marquinhos will therefore be returned to central defense
This absence is in addition to that, official, of Marco Verratti and Thomas Meunier (suspended), as well as that of Ander Herrera. The midfielder suffers from a "lesion of the left quadriceps". He will be absent between 6 and 8 weeks depending on the evolution. Colin Dagba, who is recovering from a knee injury and is recovering, should also be a little fair.
This table will impose significant changes to Thomas Tuchel and limit his tactical options. Marquinhos, tipped to play in the midfield at the Park against the Germans, should finally find his place of predilection in central defense.
