INFO RMC Sport – Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Asensio will start this Wednesday for the Champions League clash between PSG and Atlético, at the Parc des Princes (9 p.m.).
Luis Enrique decided for certain positions which appeared in balance before the reception of Atlético de Madrid, this Wednesday (9 p.m.), for the fourth day of the Champions League.
Asensio en Pointe
If the Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov, who arrived last summer from Krasnodar, was lined up on Saturday in Ligue 1 against RC Lens (1-0), it is Gianluigi Donnarumma who will start against the Colchoneros, at the Parc des Princes. The role of false 9 will be assigned to Marco Asensio.
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After its victory against Girona (1-0), its defeat on the field of Arsenal (2-0) and its disappointing draw against PSV Eindhoven (1-1), PSG needs success in front of its public to do not jeopardize your chances of qualification. “The feeling is almost the same as for the other days of the Champions League: optimism, confidence and the very clear objective of taking the three points,” Luis Enrique insisted on Tuesday at a press conference.
After Atlético, PSG will still have to challenge Bayern Munich (11/26), Salzburg (12/10), Manchester City (01/22) and Stuttgart (01/29).
The compositions:
PSG: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes – Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, João Neves – Dembélé, Asensio, Barcola
Atlético: Oblak – Simeone, Molina, Witsel, Lenglet, Javi Galán – De Paul, Gallagher, Pablo Barrios – Griezmann, Julian Alvarez
