Opposite, it's a massacre!
In a more than complicated period before facing PSG in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League, this Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes, Real Sociedad is preparing for the match with many injured players including its top scorer and captain Mikel Oyarzabal which, unless there is a surprise, will not be restored in time.
Hit in the knee against Girona (0-0) eight days ago, the Spanish international winger was still absent during training this Monday, reports the Spanish press.
If everything is done to ensure that he travels with the team, his very probable withdrawal is a blow for Imanol Alguacil and his men, already deprived of a good number of players for this European clash.
48 hours before the big meeting, there are no less than 7 players in the infirmary in the ranks of the Basque team.
Apart from Oyarzabal, Aritz Elustondo also continues his recovery process.
His case is less urgent since he is suspended anyway.
On the other hand, we must add Alvaro Odriozola, Carlos Fernández, Sheraldo Becker, Kieran Tierney and Aihen Munoz to the list of players who will not be able to hold their place at the Park.
The latter suffered a cruciate ligament rupture at the end of January, leaving a large void on the left side of the defense.
The Norman facing the media
The summoned players will all meet at the training center this Tuesday morning for an early departure towards Biarritz airport where they will board a flight to Paris.
The arrival of Real Sociedad players is expected around 1 p.m.
They will stay at the NH Paris Champs-Elysées hotel, a four-star establishment in the 8th arrondissement, in a chic area, just a few steps from the famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées or the Arc de Triomphe.
And will remain there until the day after the match since the club, regardless of the score, has planned to only return to Spain on Thursday morning.
This Tuesday, at 7 p.m., Imanol Alguacil's men will train one last time on the lawn of the Parc des Princes.
The opportunity to remove the final doubts about the injured.
Thirty minutes earlier, the coach will have answered questions from journalists.
He will be accompanied for this exercise by Franco-Spanish defender Robin Le Normand, trained at Stade Brestois and indisputable starter of the Basque team.