This Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) take on Lens (7th) at Stade Bollaert for the 18th day of Ligue 1 2024-2025 (kick-off 5pm, broadcast on beIN SPORTS in France). 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.
PSG travel to Auvergne on Wednesday for the last 16 of the French Cup, but we’ve already seen some rotation during the 2-4 qualifier, so some of the key players should start in this tough encounter. It’s the final warm-up before we take on Manchester City next Wednesday in the Champions League, so we need confidence and pace. But also to avoid overloading certain players.
It’s hard to guess the exact line-up in the midst of all this, with the analysis made by coach Luis Enrique and his staff. Even so, it’s safe to assume that PSG will be relatively close to their “standard team”. With possible changes relatively early on.
Possible line-up:
Doué – Ramos – Barcola
Neves – Vitinha – Lee
Mendes – Pacho – Beraldo – Zaïre-Emery
Safonov
Substitutes – Donnarumma, Tenas, Hernandez, Kimpembe, Tape, Zague, Mayulu, Ruiz, Asensio.
Out – Marquinhos, Mbaye (injury), Dembélé (illness), Hakimi (rest), Kvaratskhelia (arrived yesterday), El Hannach, Skriniar, Tape (choice).
Possible suspension for yellow card: Achraf Hakimi.
This would be effective from Tuesday January 28, i.e. against Brest for Ligue 1 Matchday 20 on February 1.
