Paris Saint-Germain will travel to Saint-Étienne this Wednesday at 9 p.m. on the sidelines of the 18th day of Ligue 1. Here are the probable lines.
First outing for Mauricio Pochettino since his arrival at Paris SG. And for this baptism of fire, it is in Saint-Étienne that the Argentine coach has an appointment. On the other hand, ASSE will approach this game with a few absentees. Yvan Neyou and Mahdi Camara are both suspended. Claude Puel is expected to field a completely new midfield against the capital team.
The Stéphanois coach will have to do without his two recovering midfielders. Forced to do with the means at hand, he should align a 5-3-2 with Aouchiche, Youssouf and Gourna-Douath in midfield.
On the other hand, for Pochettino’s first eleven, the group is also incomplete. Many players are still in the infirmary. During his first training session, the Parisian technician tested a 4-3-3 system, the only question that has come up in recent hours, the use of Marco Verratti in this system. It looks like Pochettino has an idea in his mind for the Italian.
The probable lines:
ASSE : Moulin – Debuchy, Moukoudi, Kolodziejczak, Retsos, Trauco – Aouchiche, Youssouf, Gourna-Douath – Bouanga, Nordin.
PSG : Navas – Dagba, Marquinhos, Kehrer, Bakker – Herrera, Verratti, Gueye – Di Maria, Kean, Mbappé.