Match: The compositions of Monaco/PSG (first leg) according to the press

4 days after its 3-1 defeat in Rennes, PSG journey to Monaco this Tuesday night within the first leg of the Champions League play-off. The Monegasques needed to battle to qualify for the play-offs and are in a disappointing eighth place in Ligue 1. However the Monegasques have been higher in latest matches and stay with a 3-1 victory in opposition to Nantes, along with having crushed PSG on the finish of November within the championship.

For this primary leg of the Champions League, Luis Enrique will nonetheless be disadvantaged of his three midfielders Quentin Ndjantou, Fabian Ruiz and Senny Mayulu, all injured or within the restoration part, and it’s particularly in assault that the Spanish coach can have a powerful option to make.

The composition of PSG in opposition to Monaco with Dembélé?

In objectives, the French press unsurprisingly expects a fifth consecutive begin for Matvey Safonov and L’Equipe and Le Parisien additionally see the identical protection, with Achraf Hakimi on the best, the return of Marquinhos in central protection alongside Willian Pacho and Nuno Mendes on the left.

In midfield, no Lee Kang-in and a reasonably logical midfielder with Warren Zaire-Emery as proper relay, Vitinha as sentry and João Neves as left relay. As a result of absences of everybody, Luis Enrique has few decisions out there.

In assault, the large query clearly issues Ousmane Dembélé, muscularly hampered and who particularly examined himself throughout yesterday’s coaching in Monaco. In line with the French press, he’ll begin in false 9 with Bradley Barcola on the left and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the best. No Désiré Doué subsequently in accordance with the press.

The composition of PSG in opposition to Monaco was the press: Safonov – Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Pacho, Mendes – Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Neves – Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola

Monaco with the identical composition as in opposition to Nantes?

As for AS Monaco, Sébastien Pocognoli is with out 8 injured gamers, together with Mohammed Salisu, Takumi Minamino, Paul Pogba and Eric Dier, and three different essential gamers are unsure a number of hours earlier than the Monaco/PSG kick-off: Maghnes Akliouche, Lamine Camara and Ansu Fati. In line with at this time’s press, the primary two will nonetheless begin, an indication that nothing too severe issues them.

In protection, it’s the quartet of the second made up of Vanderson, Kehrer, Faes and Caio Henrique who is anticipated in entrance of Köhn. Within the center, it’s the Camara/Zakaria pair who’re anticipated behind a line of three made up of Akliouche, Golovine and Adingra from proper to left. On the forefront, it’s Balogun who ought to begin within the anticipated 4-2-3-1.

Monaco’s composition in opposition to PSG was pressurized: Köhn – Vanderson, Kehrer, Faes, Caio Henrique – Camara, Zakaria (c) – Akliouche, Golovine, Adingra – Balogun