Lyon / PSG – Update on the group and probable team with Icardi in tip – Parisfans.fr

This Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) face Olympique Lyonnais (13th) at Groupama Stadium on behalf of the 20th day of Ligue 1 (kick off at 8:45 p.m., broadcast on Amazon prime). On the eve of the match and before training in Paris this Saturday, The team took stock of the Parisian group with absentees and returns, including the doubt around Lionel Messi (34-year-old striker), as well as a probable team.

“The chances of seeing Leo Messi find a Ligue 1 pitch this weekend are increasingly slim. The Argentina international once again trained separately, yesterday, and the PSG staff do not seem willing to rush his return.

PSG will travel to Groupama Stadium, deprived of several players, some of whom are adults: Neymar therefore, Di Maria, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Julian Draxler, Layvin Kurzawa, Sergio Rico (Covid), Idrissa Gueye, Abdou Diallo and Achraf Hakimi (CAN). Juan Bernat and Sergio Ramos, who served their Cup suspension match in Vannes, could return to the squad.

The probable team:

K. Navas – Kehrer, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes- Paredes, Verratti – Herrera, Wijnaldum, Mbappé – Icardi. “

For the group, there remain 2 major uncertainties. There is the case of Lionel Messi, which will be clarified this Saturday with his presence or not in collective training, then the point made by PSG and Mauricio Pochettino’s press conference at 2 p.m. But if he is present, a regular place will be difficult to envisage. Without being quite impossible. The other point being the arrival of new positive tests for Covid in the workforce. Which would necessarily upset the plans.

But for the moment the probable team is possible, even if one is wary since it is only a proposal of the newspaper. There are often differences with the composition that is finally aligned. Here, we could for example consider another pattern or a chance to give to a Titi like Xavi Simons (18) in a role of right midfielder / winger (or attacking midfielder if it is another scheme). He would have deserved it after his last performances.