Saint-Germain-en-Laye (AFP)
Neymar fit for Lille Friday, but not Kylian Mbappé, uncertain, nor Marco Verratti, package: the infirmary of Paris SG is emptying slowly, said Thursday his trainer Thomas Tuchel, but there are still some concerns a few days of the clash against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
In addition to the Italian (knee), the Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera (quadriceps), as well as the young defender Loïc Mbe Soh (adductors), are unavailable for the 14th day of Ligue 1.
"We will play without Mbe Soh, without Verratti and Ander Herrera." Kylian (Mbappe) resumes today (Thursday) with the team, we have to wait, I do not know if he can play tomorrow (Friday). had a fever, "said the German technician.
Mbappé, already absent from the last game of his club in Brest (2-1) before the international truce, has contracted a virus with the selection that prevented him from taking part in the victory of the Blues in Albania (2-0), last Sunday.
His health is very scrutinized, because he is expected on the lawn of Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, facing the Madrid club that has not hidden his plans to attract one day.
The superstar Neymar should, she make the move. Absent since early October because of a hamstring injury, the Brazilian has resumed training this week with the group.
But the player's medical file, cluttered by his recurring physical problems, encourages Tuchel to be cautious: "90 minutes (against Lille) It's too much for Neymar If you ask him, he will not admit it, but 'is like that,' explained Swabia.
The technician will also be able to cope with his goalkeeper Keylor Navas and defenseman Thomas Meunier, as well as Thilo Kehrer, while doubts surround their state of form.
© 2019 AFP