Huge concern for PSG before the clash against Manchester City!

Solid leader of Ligue 1 with a temporary lead of 10 lengths over Olympique de Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain confirmed, on Saturday evening, its supremacy on a national scale by overthrowing RC Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis (2- 1). Yes, but if Luis Enrique's men are playing in the championship, the situation is very different on the continental scene. 25th in the ranking and temporarily eliminated from the Champions League, the Parisian club is preparing to challenge Manchester City (22nd) and finds itself under more pressure than ever in the most prestigious of European competitions.

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At the Parc des Princes and before returning to Stuttgart for the 8th and final meeting of this championship phase, PSG will therefore have no room for error against Pep Guardiola's team, in great difficulty since the start of the season. season. For this very important meeting, Luis Enrique may however have to do without an essential framework. Indeed, in addition to Marquinhos, still affected in the adductor muscles, Ousmane Dembélé, sparkling in recent weeks, is making the capital club tremble. Package in Lens and left “at rest after a viral syndrome”the former Barcelona player remains more uncertain than ever.

Dembélé too fair for City?

According to certain sources, the number 10 of the reigning French champions is the victim of a bad flu and his presence on the pitch, Wednesday evening, is logically called into question. In the meantime, the Parisian technician has bet on a Barcola-Lee-Doué trio during the trip to artesian lands but the question that burns on everyone's lips is the following: will Ousmane Dembélé be cured for the capital clash against the Skyblues ? For the moment, it's difficult to say but a possible absence of the French international (53 caps, 6 goals) would obviously be a big blow for PSG.

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If the Parisian winger has not really shone in the Champions League since the start of the season (0 goals and 1 assist in 4 matches), he remains an essential member of the Rouge et Bleu and his experience could logically help the team Parisian against the Citizens. While the Ile-de-France attack is slowing down on the European scene (6 goals in 6 matches, including 3 against Salzburg) and the trio lined up against the Sang et Or has not made a splash either despite the victory, the concern grows. Even more so at a time when Randal Kolo Muani is expected on the Juve side while Marco Asensio no longer seems to fit into the Parisian coach's plans and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, recruited from Naples, will not be able to be fielded before a possible final phase…