Two days before the match, it is already possible to make a first point on the probable absentees of PSG/Rennes, match of the 6th day of Ligue 1 which will be played this Friday at the Parc des Princes (9 p.m.). PSG will have many absentees while Rennes will be almost at full strength.
Six days after their draw in Reims (1-1) and four days before their match against Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday, October 1, PSG will host Rennes this Friday evening at the Parc des Princes as part of the 6th day of Ligue 1 (9 p.m. on BeIN Sports 1). Rennes have had an average start to the season with two wins, two losses and a draw after five days, while the Parisians had only known victory before the draw in Reims.
For this PSG/Rennes, Luis Enrique will still be without his long-term injured Lucas HernandezGonçalo Ramos and Presnel Kimpembe. The latter has been training with the rest of the group on the lawns of the PSG Campus for a short while and can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, even if his full return to training sessions is not expected before the second half of October. The competition is therefore still a long way off.
PSG could be without six players against Rennes
Marco, who suffered a thigh injury against Girona (1-0) last week in the Champions League, Asensio is still in treatment and has not resumed collective training two days before the match, which was expected since he had been announced in treatment for the whole week. His absence for PSG/Rennes is confirmed and we must rather expect a return for Arsenal/PSG since he only suffers from a contracture.
PSG should also be deprived of former Rennes player Désiré Giftedeven though the club has not yet communicated anything about him. But given the state of his right ankle after his exit during the match against Reims and the fact that he did not participate even partially in the training sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, it is very unlikely that Doué will participate in Friday evening’s match.
Another player injured in the ankle during Reims/PSG (1-1) after having already been injured during the international break, Vitinha is also very uncertain for PSG/Rennes since he did not train with the group on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, there is a little more hope for a short-term return for the Portuguese since he was training today, albeit away from the group, according to Benjamin Quarez of Le Parisien.
Finally, Gianluigi Donnarumma had resumed training alone on Monday following his thigh discomfort contracted ten days ago against Brest (3-1), but he had not trained with the group on Tuesday. However, he resumed training with the group on Wednesday as revealed by the club on Instagram and he should logically be available for PSG/Rennes this Friday, unless Luis Enrique shows great caution regarding him.
Only one major absence on the Rennes side
While PSG could be deprived of six players this Friday, Rennes is more spared. Like Luis Enrique, Julien Stéphan has no players suspended for this match and will have an almost complete squad for his trip to Paris. In addition to his young Turkish goalkeeper Dogan Alemdarseriously injured in the knee last summer, only the Portuguese winger Jota will be missing. The former Celtic FC and Al-Ittihad player has not yet returned to team training due to a muscle problem that already caused him to miss the last match.
At a press conference, Julien Stéphan announced the return from injury of his Colombian winger Andres Gomez. “Andres should be able to apply. He had a week off but resumed group sessions.”he confided in comments reported by Ouest-France. Absent against Lens on the last day for personal reasons, Finnish midfielder Glen Kamara will be back against PSG.
