Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP)
Paris midfielder SG Angel Di Maria, who left the match against Dijon on Saturday, is replacing Wednesday (9:10 p.m.) against Lyon for the semi-final of the Coupe de France, while Neymar, suspended, returns to the Paris team , one week from the Champions League.
The Argentinian player had to go out due to thigh pain on Saturday against Dijon (4-0), a warning without consequence however before the much awaited 8th final of the Champions League return against Dortmund, on March 11.
"For Dortmund there are no problems. The question is whether he plays (Wednesday against Lyon) or Strasbourg (Saturday in the league)," said his coach Thomas Tuchel on Tuesday.
Against Lyon, one of the last two matches before the big meeting on March 11, Neymar returns to the Paris group after serving a suspension match. He will lead an offensive quartet composed of Kylian Mbappé, Pablo Sarabia and Edinson Cavani, preferred to Mauro Icardi.
In defense, Parisian coach Thomas Tuchel bet on Marquinhos, Thilo Kehrer, Layvin Kurzawa, and Thomas Meunier, however forfeited for Dortmund.
In the middle, Leandro Paredes was chosen to form the recuperator pair with Idrissa Gueye, leaving Marco Verratti on the bench.
Lyon, who remains on two convincing successes against Juventus Turin (1-0) in C1 and Saint-Etienne in the derby (2-0), aligned a defense to four with Dubois and Marçal in the lateral positions.
In the middle, the Brazilian rookie Bruno Guimaraes will play with Lucas Tousart and Houssem Aouar. The attack is led by the trio Karl Toko Ekambi, Moussa Dembélé, and Martin Terrier.
The teams:
Lyon: A. Lopes - Dubois, Denayer, Marcelo, Marçal - Tousart, Guimaraes, Aouar - Toko Ekambi, M. Dembélé, Terrier
Paris SG: Navas - Meunier, Kehrer, Marquinhos, Kurzawa - Sarabia, Paredes, Gueye, Neymar - Mbappé, Cavani
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
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