Lisbon (AFP)
The black series of injuries does not stop for PSG: his goalkeeper Keylor Navas, victim of a muscle injury on Wednesday against Atalanta Bergamo (2-1), is forfeited for the semi-final of the Champions League against Leipzig , scheduled for Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) in Lisbon, the Parisian club announced on Sunday.
Worse, his teammate Idrissa Gueye, "remained in care for a muscle alert felt yesterday in training", is "very uncertain" for the duel against the ambitious German club, PSG said in a statement.
The only good news is the return to training of Marco Verratti, Thiago Silva and Layvin Kurzawa, injured to varying degrees.
Navas' package, expected, remains a blow for PSG, who relied on the experience of the triple winner of the Champions League (2016, 2017, 2018), to win the first qualification in the final in its history.
Especially since after the mixed experiences of Salvatore Sirigu (2011-2017), Kevin Trapp (2015-2018) or Alphonse Aréola (2016-2019), PSG has long groped to find the goalkeeper who will allow him to cross a cap in the continental queen competition.
But his replacement Sergio Rico, twice winner of the Europa League with Sevilla FC (2015, 2016), remains a familiar porter of European games.
Even if he played very little (9 matches, including 2 in C1) during this season truncated by the coronavirus pandemic and the premature end of competitions ...
In the event of Idrissa Gueye's withdrawal, holder in the quarter-finals against Bergamo, German PSG coach Thomas Tuchel has several solutions with Ander Herrera, Leandro Paredes, and Marquinhos.
Absent from the last four of the C1 since 1995, Paris has the opportunity to achieve the best course in its history in European competition in the event of victory against Leipzig.
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