This Sunday, as part of the 32nd finals of the 2024-2025 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain faces Lens at the Stade Bollaert (kick-off at 9 p.m., broadcast on beIN SPORTS). At the dawn of this meeting, the press tried to guess the team that will be fielded by Parisian coach Luis Enrique and that of his Lens counterpart Will Still.
Lens :
The Parisian (5-3-2) –
Nzola – Fulgini
Diouf ou Ojediran – El Aynaoui – Thomasson
Machado – Medina – Danson – Khusanov – Frankowski
Coffee.
The Team (4-4-2) –
Nzola – Fulgini
Chavez – Thomasson – El-Aynaoui – Zaroury
Medina – Danson – Khusanov – Frankowski
Coffee.
Lens has had time to prepare and it is the last match of 2024, which will be the final match, so we logically expect the best possible team. But there may be disagreements on this point, given the competition and the exact game plan.
Only Will Still has all the elements and a surprise is possible, like the change of plan proposed by The Parisian for something defensive. As for the 4-4-2, in the animation it is more of a 4-2-3-1 with Fulgini who breaks a lot.
The Parisian (4-3-3) –
Doué – Ramos – Dembélé
Neves – Vitinha – Zaïre-Emery
Mendes – Beraldo – Marquinhos – Hakimi
Safonov
The Team (4-3-3) –
Doué – Ramos – Dembélé
Neves – Vitinha – Ruiz
Mendes – Pacho – Marquinhos – Zaïre-Emery
Safonov
Given the players available, each team is possible while knowing that we can never be certain with coach Luis Enrique. There is almost always a surprise. Without forgetting, as for the Lensois above, that competition also takes place during training, which only the staff attends.
On the Parisian side, there is also physical management with data that we do not have available. There is no need to think about the next match, which will not be until January 5 (Champions Trophy against Monaco). But precedents come into account and can weigh for certain players.
Finally, there is the analysis of the opponent, with points on which to press or not. We can have a general idea, but certainties only come with the official announcement. And again, you have to see the start of the match to be sure of everyone's placement.
