Paris (AFP)

Two 40-minute periods, executives left at rest except for goalkeeper Keylor Navas, and the return of Juan Bernat: PSG won 1-0 their friendly match against Sochaux (L2), Wednesday in the closed door of the Park des Princes, last rehearsal before the Champions League.

Parisian coach Thomas Tuchel, too worried about the worrying state of health of Kylian Mbappé, Marco Verratti and Layvin Kurzawa, took no risk for this final preparation match before the quarter-final against Atalanta Bergamo, the August 12 in Lisbon.

Neymar, Angel Di Maria (who will be suspended against Atalanta), Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Mauro Icardi, Thilo Kehrer, or Presnel Kimpembe were left to rest as a precaution for this meeting without supporters, intended to "prepare the players for the context "of the" Final 8 "of the C1.

In the starting team, there were only the least used elements since the restart, except Navas. The opportunity for Pablo Sarabia, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Julian Draxler, Leandro Paredes, Colin Dagba, Abdou Diallo or Ander Herrera to shine under the eyes of their partners, seated in the stands.

Back on the pitch after a long recovery, Juan Bernat was to reassure his ability to participate in the quarter-final against Bergamo, in a disaster area at the left side post.

- Bernat back, "Choupo" scorer -

"That would mean that he might be available against Bergamo, because he's a key player," Tuchel told beIN Sports before kick-off. Hopes, for the moment, held with a solid hour of play in the legs.

For the places in attack, which will be freed by the suspension of Angel Di Maria and perhaps the package of Mbappé, Choupo-Moting displayed his talents as a finisher by scoring the only goal of the match in an opportunistic manner (15th ).

But when there was the opportunity to gain confidence, like this half-hourly penalty, Leandro Paredes was unable to transform it because of a shot that was too predictable for the Sochaux goalkeeper (28th).

In the second half, Sarabia, aligned on the left in a 4-4-2 pattern, had several chances to be decisive (49th, 64th) but without success. Before all the young guard of the reserve (Pembélé, Kamara, Michut, Simons, Nagera) does not offer itself ten minutes of play at the end of the match.

The umpteenth proof of a last warm-up lap without major lessons for the C1.

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