PSG deplores many absent for the reception of Lille on Saturday (5 p.m.), at the Parc des Princes.
To challenge its runner-up, level on points in the standings, the capital club will be deprived at least of Marco Verratti (thigh), Danilo Pereira (calf), Layvin Kurzawa (both calves) and Mauro Icardi (thigh).
In a press conference this Friday, Mauricio Pochettino provided details on these packages while his team also goes to Munich, in five days, to challenge Bayern in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
In parallel, Pochettino mentioned the extension of Kylian Mbappé and the impact that this could have on his end of the season.
He also says he is "very happy" with the work provided by Neymar during the international break.
Are any players already withdrawn from Bayern?
MAURICIO POCHETTINO.
No.
We will follow up on a day-to-day basis and we will see the evolution of all the injured people in order to know which players are available for this match.
Is Alessandro Florenzi available for the Lille reception?
We will see tomorrow morning
(Editor's note: this Saturday)
if he is suitable to be in the group or start the match.
We won't know until then.
Kylian Mbappé has done a lot with the France team.
Is it too risky to have him play 90 minutes?
Kylian arrived yesterday.
He was in a good mood, in a very good state of mind.
Playing time management isn't just about Kylian, it's about the whole team.
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Could the fact that he still hasn't extended have an impact on his end of the season?
Things are done in time, each party uses the time it wants.
I don't think Kylian's end of season will be affected by this.
He is focused on giving the maximum in every training session, in every game and helping the team achieve their goals.
He shows every day that he is ready to give the best of himself.
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How will tomorrow's match be different from the one won 3-0 in the Coupe de France before the break?
Every match is different, it's also a different competition.
Lille is a very strong team, with a good squad.
After the international break, there are several questions that arise, for us but also for Lille, in order to know in what state of form the players are coming back.
We have to study all of this.
But it is clear that it will be an important game, against a big team.
He is a direct competitor and the points will count.
Before this important match in the title race, does PSG have more pressure?
It doesn't change anything.
When you're in a club like Paris Saint-Germain, you have to win every match.
There is no more pressure now, it is every game.
We have to win every game, that's the mentality we have to have to get us closer to victory.
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Mauricio Pochettino: "@neymarjr has increased his pace of play, he must now play!"
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Do you think you can have Neymar 100% for the games against Lille and Bayern?
The truce did good for "Ney".
He trained to a very good level.
He put in the commitment, he raised his level of play. He must now play in competition, but we are very happy with what he did during the international break.