Paris (AFP)
Paris SG coach Thomas Tuchel chose Saturday to leave the attackers Mauro Icardi and Edinson Cavani on the bench, lining up the trio Angel Di Maria, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé against Montpellier at the Parc des Princes.
The German technician trusted Pablo Sarabia in the midfield, with Idrissa Gueye and Marco Verratti for this meeting of the 22nd day of Ligue 1.
Tuchel had to build a defense without Juan Bernat (calf), Marquinhos (hamstrings), Thiago Silva (groin) and Colin Dagba (knee), injured Wednesday in the Coupe de France and absent until early March.
In this configuration, he composed a central defense with the young Tanguy Kouassi and Presnel Kimpembe, designated captain. He entrusted the sides to Thomas Meunier and Layvin Kurzawa, who stayed in Paris this winter despite very close contacts with Juventus Turin.
On the Montpellier side, it is the international Espoirs Dimitry Bertaud who will keep the cages in the absence of Geronimo Rulli, suspended. In attack, the usual Hérault trio composed by Téji Savanier, Gaëtan Laborde and Andy Delort is renewed.
Paris SG: Navas - Meunier, Kouassi, Kimpembe (cap.), Kurzawa - I. Gueye, Verratti - Sarabia, Neymar, Di Maria - Mbappé
Montpellier: Bertaud - Souquet, Le Tallec, Hilton (cap.), Congré, Oyongo - Mollet, Ferri, Savanier - Laborde, Delort
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
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