PSG: Marquinhos and Draxler hoped for Manchester, Verratti out for several weeks?

A huge blow and maybe good news for PSG.

According to information from 

, Marco Verratti is off for three weeks of absence.

The club of the capital had mentioned a "lesion of the large right quadriceps femoris" for its 27-year-old midfielder, affected during the last meeting of the Italian team.

However, the duration of his unavailability had not been indicated.

If he were to be stopped for three weeks, Verratti would therefore miss the first two days of the group stage of the Champions League, Tuesday against Manchester United and next week, October 28, on the ground of Istanbul Basaksehir.

Even the third, November 4, traveling to Leipzig ...

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- Cavani (already) back in Paris with Manchester United

Fortunately, Danilo Pereira (ex-Porto) and Rafinha (ex-Barça) reinforced the Parisian midfielder in the last hours of the transfer window.

Ander Herrera and Idrissa Gueye are still there.

Tuchel will therefore have options against the Red Devils.

But we do not replace the quality of the one we nickname the Little Owl with a wave of a magic wand ... Especially since Leo Paredes, hit in Nîmes, will be out against MU. 

With Di Maria, Kurzawa and Neymar Jr

Coach Tuchel has indeed confirmed the absence of the latter during his traditional press conference on the eve of the match.

That of Mauro Icardi also, while the packages of Juan Bernat and Thilo Kehrer were planned.

The German coach nevertheless hopes to have two good news.

“We're expecting Marquinhos and Julian Draxler with us in training, just after the press conference.

I hope they will be able to play, I am confident, ”he said.

Note that Angel Di Maria, Layvin Kurzawa (suspended) and Neymar (spared), absent in Nîmes (4-0), are available for this meeting of the first day of the group stage of the Champions League.

A priori, Danilo (contact case) too. 

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