Thiago Silva was established by Thomas Tuchel for the final of the Coupe de France. Marco Verratti is only a substitute.
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel has a little surprise in store for the Coupe de France final this Friday against ASSE (at 9:10 pm). The German coach decided to dispense with Marco Verratti’s services on kickoff. The Italian is only a substitute, in favor of Lenadro Paredes.
There was a doubt about the participation of Thiago Silva in this meeting. Finally, the Brazilian is well established and with the armband around his arm. He will accompany his compatriot Marquinhos in the axis, while Presnel Kimpembe will start on the bench.
PSG will present themselves at this duel in their preferential pattern in 4-4-2. At the forefront, the fantastic 4 (Neymar, Mbappé, Icardi and Angel Di Maria) are all there. They will seek to be as effective as they have been in the last friendly outings.
🔴The line-ups of the Coupe de France final.
Saint-Etienne visibly in 5/3/2 tonight. Loïc Perrin is well established.
From the side #PSG, Leandro Paredes is preferred to Marco Verratti in the middle. Mitchel Bakker and Thiago Silva are on the starting line-up. #PSGASSE pic.twitter.com/zMFuPsit2G
– Goal France 🇫🇷 (@GoalFrance) July 24, 2020
Note that at the left-back position, Tuchel preferred Mitchel Bakker to Layvin Kurzawa. The Dutchman has freshness for him because he has participated in all the friendly matches. On the other hand, we logically trust Thilo Kehrer.
On the Stéphanois side, there is no surprise, apart from the change in tactics, with a defense of five rather than four. Loic Perrin is right there in the middle. The young Yvann Maçon was established. As expected, Wahbi Khazri is not in the eleven. It was to Rayd Boudebouz that Claude Puel gave the keys to the game.
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PSG: Navas – Kehrer, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Bakker – Di Maria, Paredes, Gueye, Neymar – Icardi, Mbappé
Saint Etienne : Moulin – Debuchy, Fofana, Perrin (c), Kolodziejczak, Mason – Camara, M’Vila – Boudebouz, Bouanga – Hamouma.