Two days before the Champions Trophy, it is already possible to define the main trends concerning the PSG/Monaco team compositions. Luis Enrique has a full squad and should field a team close to the one that won against Louis II on December 18. Monaco will have several absentees, but also important returns.
PSG launches its 2025 calendar year in Doha this Sunday against Monaco. Initially planned for last summer in China, this Champions Trophy will take place in two days in Qatar from 5:30 p.m. The opportunity for the winner to kick off the new year with a title, which is not neutral and promises us a competitive match between two teams who already met on December 18.
That evening, PSG won 4-2 in Monaco despite the premature exit of Gianluigi Donnarumma after a violent clash with Wilfried Singo. The Ivorian defender is suspended for this Champions Trophy, but the Italian goalkeeper is fit to play and seems in pole position to start, even if we cannot rule out Matvey starting Safonovdecisive in the Coupe de France in Lens before the break.
A match between Neves and Ruiz in the middle?
In front of Donnarumma, Luis Enrique should line up his typical defense composed of right to left of Achraf Judge, MarquinhosWillian On it and Nuno Mendes. Unlike Monaco, PSG has no one suspended for this clash, nor any injured. It is in the middle that there will be a choice to make for the Spanish coach, probably between João Neves and Fabian Ruiz. Warren Zaire-Emery et Vitinha They seem assured of starting.
Finally in attack, Luis Enrique has an additional option since the return from injury of Gonçalo Ramos, who has already scored four goals this season. But given its current dynamic, we imagine Désiré Gifted be a starter on false nine on Sunday and be accompanied by Ousmane Dembele's on the right wing and Bradley Stagger on the left, as with Louis II recently.
A possible line-up for PSG against Monaco: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes – Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Neves or Ruiz – Dembélé, Doué, Barcola
On the side of AS Monaco, Adi Hütter will therefore be deprived of his Ivorian defender Wilfried Singo, who started on the right against PSG on December 18, but who is suspended for this Champions Trophy. The Austrian coach, however, recovers his Polish goalkeeper Radek Majecki and the latter should be preferred to Philipp Köhn in goals.
Singo suspended, Majecki and Zakaria back
In the absence of Singo, Vanderson will normally occupy the right lane of the Monegasque defense and will be accompanied by Thilo Sweeper, Salisu and Caius Henrique left. In the middle, Monaco also recovers its Swiss captain and captain Denis Zakariaexpected in the midfield with Lamine Camara.
Ahead, Monaco has not yet recruited its new scorer and Breel Plunger should start at the forefront, with the young Maghnes Akliouche and Eliesse Ben Seghir on the sides. In support of Embolo, Aleksandr Golovin not Takumi Minamino are in the balance to start the match.
A possible line-up for Monaco against PSG: Majecki – Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Caio Henrique – Zakaria, Camara – Akliouche, Minamino or Golovin, Ben Seghir – Embolo
