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PSG: the ramp-up continues

2020-07-03T20:49:27.487Z


The resumption of collective training this week marked an important moment in Parisian preparation for the cup finals


They took a few seconds to stop heckling with their neighbor, then the twenty-eight Parisian players and six members of the staff posed, this Thursday, in a semicircle around the large tarpaulin of their sponsor deployed on the lawn of the Camp des Loges. The smiles on their faces showed their impatience to share their first collective training since the resumption on June 22.

On the road which leads them gradually towards a return to competition, with the finals of the Cups of France and the League (July 24 against Saint-Etienne and July 31 against Lyon), then the Final 8 of the Champions League from August 12 in Lisbon, Parisians have taken an additional step this week. To see them joking multiple times, we can guess how much Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and their comrades were waiting for this day.

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In recent days, Parisians have been doing the sessions in groups of ten. Last week, after the first three days of physical testing, they were working in groups of five. For now, training is mainly based on the physical and often based on aerobic ball exercises. Players can still do strength training indoors before training, which they do regularly. Care after the sessions, in a refurbished room with plastic walls between the massage tables, is also important. But Parisians do not spend hours there, which suggests that they cash well, for now, the program of physical trainer Rainer Schrey.

A program followed with diligence

Overall, Thomas Tuchel's men were scrupulous during confinement and followed their program diligently. The vast majority are therefore in good shape. The only one missing is Abdou Diallo, who is recovering at home after his back surgery. Edinson Cavani or Thomas Meunier have left the club.

Sanitary protocol obliges, the Parisians, who always arrive with a mask in the colors of the club at the Camp des Loges, still do not take a shower on the spot after the training. This does not prevent them from sharing festive moments together, like the birthday party of Leo Paredes, last Monday, for the 26 years of the Argentine midfielder.

The Parisians have also welcomed, in recent days, the contract extensions of Layvin Kurzawa for four years, but also those of Thiago Silva, Sergio Rico and Choupo-Moting until the end of the season.

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A new training session is scheduled for this Saturday. The players will be free the next day. The first friendly match will take place on Sunday July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Océane stadium in Le Havre. Until then, they will discover, on Thursday, July 9, the calendar for next season in Ligue 1. The next day, with the draw for the Final 8 of the Champions League, they will finally know their opponent in the quarter-finals.

Source: leparis

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