This Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain faces Liverpool at Anfield in the second leg of their 2025-2026 Champions League quarter-final (kick-off at 9 pm, CET). PSG coach Luis Enrique must choose his starting eleven, taking into account the opponent, upcoming matches, and the risk of suspensions, after having selected the squad for this encounter.
Nothing is certain; Luis Enrique is certainly capable of surprising everyone. However, there is no rotation in the Champions League, and Paris has had plenty of time to prepare. It’s difficult to imagine that the impressive performance in the first leg will lead to major changes in the team.
Except that there are two different factors: it’s the second leg, with a 2-0 victory in the first leg, and Bradley Barcola is back. It’s an option to start, posing a certain threat in behind for a Liverpool side that might try to play to turn the game around. But it’s not unreasonable for his return from injury, albeit a short one, to start on the bench. And the Spanish manager is also capable of another idea.
Possible lineup:
Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué
Zaïre-Emery – Vitinha – Neves
Mendes – Pacho – Marquinhos – Hakimi
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Substitutes – Chevalier, Marin, Beraldo, Hernandez, Zabarnyi, Dro, Lee, Mayulu, Barcola, Mbaye, Ramos.
Out – Ndjantou, Ruiz (injuries).
Possible suspension for yellow card: None, since cards are reset for the semi-final.
PSG: Nuno Mendes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones.
This would be effective for the first leg of the semi-final. The yellow cards will then be reset to zero.
