The weather was magnificent all day long in Brest but for the late kick-off imposed by the TV broadcasters (9:10 p.m.), it will be very cool on Francis Le Blé's magnificent lawn, swept by a sea breeze.
Four days away from receiving Barcelona at the Parc des Princes for the knockout round of the Champions League, Mauricio Pochettino has put together an unexpected team for a not so trivial round of 16 in the Coupe de France against Brest.
If the presence of Sergio Rico in the goals was expected, Navas having been left at rest, that of the composition of the defense reserves a big surprise with the tenure of Danilo where he will be associated, in the axis to Diallo.
Unlike Thomas Tuchel, Pochettino did not however align Marquinhos in the midfield.
The Brazilian will be on the bench.
His captain's armband will be worn by Marco Verratti, returning from an injury in midfield.
On the left side of the defense, Bakker was preferred over Kurzawza, or even Diallo.
Di Maria left on the bench
Paredes is back after two games of absence (suspension then choice).
Angel Di Maria, back in the squad after his injury in Marseille, will start the match on the bench.
Pablo Sarabia, scorer in Bordeaux (1-0) on Wednesday, was preferred to him at kick-off.
Finally, in the absence of Kean still suffering from Covid, it is Kylian Mbappé who will be aligned in attack.
Mauro Icardi will blow on the bench.
As a reminder, Neymar remained in Paris to prepare for possibly making his return to competition on Wednesday against Barcelona.
PSG in Brest:
Rico - Kehrer, Danilo, Diallo, Bakker - Paredes, Herrera - Sarabia, Verratti (cap.), Draxler - Mbappé.
Substitutes:
Letellier (g), Pembélé, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa, Rafinha, Di Maria, Gueye, Icardi.
