Paris (AFP)
Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye will play his first encounter with Paris SG on Sunday (21h) against Toulouse during the third day of Ligue 1, which is also the 100th league match in France for his partner Kylian Mbappé.
Little surprise in the Parisian composition unveiled by the League: the usual captain Thiago Silva will start on the bench of substitutes, his armband returning to Marquinhos.
The champions of France remain deprived of their star striker Neymar, sidelined group pending a clarification of his situation vis-à-vis the club, he wants to leave two years after his arrival.
In addition to Gueye, the midfielder will be occupied by Pablo Sarabia and Marco Verratti. Laterals Colin Dagba and Juan Bernat are lined up in defense.
Angel Di Maria and Mbappé will accompany center forward Edinson Cavani in a classic line of attack in the absence of Neymar.
Toulouse side, Alain Casanova has lined up a team unsurprisingly around his captain Max-Alain Gradel.
Composition of the Paris SG and Toulouse teams on Sunday:
Paris SG: Areola - Dagba, Marquinhos (cap.), A. Diallo, Bernat - Sarabia, Verratti, Gueye - Mbappé, Cavani, Di Maria
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Toulouse: Reynet? Moreira, Amian, Diakite, Goncalves, Sylla? Winner, Sangaré, Makengo? Gradel (cap.), Koulouris
Coach: Alain Casanova
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
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