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Barcelona-PSG: giant crash test for the Marquinhos-Kimpembe hinge

2021-02-15T07:58:11.813Z


Together, the two central defenders of the capital club consistently win. But Tuesday, in front of them, they will have two champions


This time, no doubts: Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe will be associated this Tuesday in central defense in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League in Barcelona.

With Thomas Tuchel, there would have been a question, because of the German coach's propensity to use the Brazilian in the midfield during major meetings.

Or to associate them with a third thief to evolve in 3-5-2, in this case Danilo Pereira.

Saturday against Nice, Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe have finally been aligned only sixth time together this season in a four-way defense.

Between the injuries, the Covid that the captain contracted after the Lisbon Final 8, the suspensions, the rotation, they do not go through the season with a substantial experience.

But the figures speak for themselves: their six tenure (Nice, Reims, Angers, Marseille and again Nice in L 1; at Manchester United in the Champions League) have allowed PSG to win six times.

"It is one of the best European hinges"

The duo therefore do not know defeat this season.

The former defensive midfielder of PSG, Edvin Murati, who lives in the Paris region and remains attentive to the life of his former club, is admiring.

"They are strong and reliable," notes the Franco Albanian.

They get along very well, are very complementary.

It is one of the best European hinges.

For me, it is on the same level as that of Liverpool with Van Dijk and Gomez.

"

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Saturday against Nice (2-1), she conceded a goal from Rony Lopes, which finally happens rarely since it is the second after that of Marcus Rashford on December 2 at Old Trafford.

Not on his plate, Marquinhos, the group's new boss, has undoubtedly delivered his worst performance of the season.

A day without.

He has missed all the losses in the league.

Not only does he shine most of the time, but he makes his sidekick better.

In Lorient, Kimpembe seemed feverish without him and with Thilo Kehrer instead.

An association born against Barcelona

At Camp Nou, they will rejuvenate.

They were born in broad daylight on February 14, 2017 on the evening of Unai Emery's PSG masterpiece (4-0), before the apocalypse three weeks later (elimination 6-1), in the round of 16 second leg of C1.

At the Parc, the not yet French world champion had lived his baptism of fire in the Champions League, against MSN (Messi - Suarez - Neymar).

Kimpembe had extinguished them, in particular the six-fold Ballon d'Or France Football, unrecognizable.

“After his World Cup, he managed to question himself, rejoices Edvin Murati.

Presnel is complete: aggressive on the man, good in aerial duels and in addition, he plays well on the ball.

"

If he had started, it is because that evening, Thiago Silva was absent, injured at the last minute.

Good news for Murati.

“We called him the Monster (

Editor's note: O Monstro

) but he was always ten meters behind.

At least Marquinhos and Kimpembe defend by advancing.

“The hinge of PSG did not live its first together on this Valentine's Day.

But it was only then his 7th joint game, 7 games spread over two seasons.

It will pass a huge crash test on Tuesday, with a priori the Dembélé-Messi-Griezmann trio to watch even if everyone will be concerned.

“Without Neymar and Di Maria, Barça becomes favorite, Judge Murati.

I have no concerns for Marquinhos and Kimpembe, helped by Keylor Navas against the Catalan attackers.

The problem is the left-back (Layvin Kurzawa).

Barcelona will insist on their side as Bayern Munich pounded Thilo Kehrer on the right in the Champions League final.

The big clubs quickly identify the weak points.

As he knows how to do, Kimpembe comes to compensate on the left side for any flaws in his side.

In 2017, on the night of 4-0, Kurzawa had started and no one had to complain.

Source: leparis

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