This Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain take on Bayern Munich at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup (kick-off 6pm CET, broadcast on DAZN). Paris coach Luis Enrique must choose his starting 11, taking into account the opponent, upcoming matches and suspension risks, after having formed the Parisian squad for this match.
A “standard team” has been taking shape at PSG for some time now, particularly during the Champions League campaign. But not everything is set in stone, as coach Luis Enrique insists on competition and not forgetting to manage the squad. As much for rest as for the confidence and pace needed by some.
So you can never be completely sure of the line-up that PSG will field. There’s plenty of suspense up front. Ousmane Dembélé could start after playing 30 minutes against Inter Miami on his return from injury. But that’s not a given. And if he does start, who will sit on the bench between Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Bradley Barcola and Désiré Doué?
Possible line-up:
Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Barcola
Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves
Mendes – Pacho – Marquinhos – Hakimi
Donnarumma
Substitutes – Safonov, Tenas, Beraldo, Hernandez, Kamara, Kimpembe, Mayulu, Moscardo, Zaïre-Emery, Ramos, Doué, Lee, Mbaye.
Out – Kimpembe (injury), El Hannach (choice).
Possible yellow card suspensions: Marquinhos, Fabian Ruiz and João Neves.
This would be effective for the semi-final on Wednesday July 8.
