It was expected, it is recorded. Hit in the ankle a little less than three weeks ago, Kylian Mbappé is on the scoresheet this Wednesday evening (9 p.m., live commented), in Lisbon, for the quarter-final of the Champions League between PSG and Atalanta. But he will start on the bench, as expected. "It is not possible for 90 minutes, but to finish the match," Thomas Tuchel said Tuesday, on RMC, he who has estimated time that it would take “a miracle” to align the 21-year-old world champion. Ander Herrera was "optimistic" about this. He was right. And it was he who was chosen to digitally replace Marco Verratti (calf) in the starting XI. He will be paired with Idrissa Gueye and Marquinhos in the middle. For the rest, no surprise. We will simply remember that Pablo Sarabia takes the place of Angel Di Maria (suspended) in the attacking trio, with Neymar, whose PSG expects a lot in Lisbon, and Mauro Icardi, kindly put under pressure by his coach on Tuesday. As for the Bergamo club, the main uncertainty concerned the offensive sector, and who would take Josip Ilicic's place. Mario Pasalic was preferred over Luis Muriel and Ruslan Malinovskyi. He will accompany the brilliant Papu Gomez and Duvan Zapata in front. In the goals, it is logically Marco Sportiello instead of the usual holder, Pierluigui Gollini, injured. No surprise for the rest of the composition.
The eleven Parisian :
Navas - Kehrer, T. Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat - Marquinhos, Herrera, Gueye - Sarabia, Icardi, Neymar.
The eleven of Atalanta :
Sportiello - Toloi, Caldara, Djimsiti - Hateboer, Freuler, De Roon, Gosens - Gomez, Zapata, Pasalic.
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