Although PSG is already qualified and almost guaranteed to finish first in the group, a match of the Champions League, which is more against Real Madrid, is still a game apart. At the time of moving Tuesday night at 21 hours at Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, the PSG has won all its group games this season. Former PSG president Charles Villeneuve discusses the stakes of the meeting for both teams: "I think that in this match, we will judge above all Real Madrid.The Real is not yet qualified and needs this victory. Beyond the accounting point of view, it is mainly a question of prestige.For Paris it is different, players are judged from the eighth and quarter-finals.We will see if Paris is ready.
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Mbappé and Neymar heckled?
Faced with the sparkling shape of Angel Di Maria and Mauro Icardi, Thomas Tuchel will have to make choices. And after a missed entry last Friday against Lille, Kylian Mbappé suffered the criticism of our consultants on the set of Europe 1 Sport. The French international is "an egocentric footballer" according to Charles Villeneuve who "does not find him altruistic enough, or even at the level of what he was.We are far enough from his level at the World Cup". The former president of the PSG even believes that "the game of Mbappé does not lead to anything". An opinion shared by Guy Roux which evokes "a good kid become a bad teenager prolonged".
A situation not necessarily obvious for Neymar. The Brazilian player, holding Friday night against Lille and finally replaced in the 64th minute had a return to the difficult competition.
Injury and bad form in the first leg, problem of rich in the return leg
If PSG had largely won the first leg at Parc des Princes 3-0 last September, coach Thomas Tuchel had to face a cascade of injury. For the return match, the German technician is lucky to be able to count on the presence of all his offensive sector. Our consultant Thierry Bretagne recalls that, on this match, "the absentees will inevitably lose" before adding: "there is a huge stake for PSG.Maybe not from an accounting point of view but this match will condition following the PSG season. "
Who from Neymar, Mbappé, Icardi and Di Maria will be replacing? Thomas Tuchel will have to solve this difficult equation. Can we have the four regular players? Bruno Satin believes this possibility quite risky, "The consequences on the group's ranking are quite minimal so he can put his four players on the field." Is it possible to win a match of this level with four players who have not not a very important defensive implication? " Charles Villeneuve concludes by ensuring that finding Icardi-Di Maria-Neymar and Mbappé holders "would weaken the midfielder".