This Friday, first-place Paris Saint-Germain will face third-place Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes in Matchday 8 of Ligue 1 2025-2026 (kick-off at 8:45 p.m., CET). Parisian coach Luis Enrique must choose his starting 11 players, taking into account the opponent, upcoming matches, and suspension risks, after naming the Parisian squad for this match.
It’s always strange to have a match after the international break, especially since it’s on Friday and before the Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. At least the Parisians finished their international matches relatively early, which left a minimum of time to recover. It’s still not ideal.
There are also returns from injury, with Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola, but there are questions about the exact availability of each player and their ability to play a certain number of minutes. It will be difficult to have everyone in the starting lineup upon their return.
Possible lineup:
Barcola – Ramos – Kvaratskhelia
Mayulu – Vitinha – Zaïre-Emery
Hernandez – Beraldo – Zabarnyi – Hakimi
Chevalier
Substitutes -Safonov, Marin, Mendes, Pacho, Lee, Ndjantou, Doué, Mbaye.
Out – Dembélé, Neves, Ruiz (injury), Marquinhos (recovery), Kamara (U20 World Cup).
Possible suspension for yellow card: None.
