On the eve of PSG/Saint-Étienne, the absences from both camps are seriously becoming clearer and Paris will be much less handicapped than the Greens at this level. There is only one player in the PSG Campus infirmary but Luis Enrique risks making choices that will leave people disappointed.
After several years of absence due to the relegation of one of the two teams, the PSG/Saint-Étienne poster returns this Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.) on the 17th day of Ligue 1. On the eve of the meeting, and while there is one training session left for each of the two teams, it is however already possible to define who will be the missing players from this historic shock of the French championship and PSG is clearly at an advantage over AS Saint-Étienne.
Only one injured on the PSG side
On the Parisian side, the infirmary has been empty for a few weeks but it suddenly filled up this Thursday with the injury of one of the young members of the group, even the youngest, the striker Ibrahim Mbaye. According to information from the newspaper Le Parisien, the 16-year-old winger injured his ankle and he will be absent for 4 weeks, which obviously means a package for PSG – Saint-Étienne. But with the exception of this young player, the rest of the group is operational and those absent will therefore be the players on whom Luis Enrique counts the least.
In this sense, it is expected that Presnel Kimpembe is still not summoned by the Spanish coach but he is not the only one who is not really in the plans. Present in Qatar for the winter tour but not included on the scoresheet for the Champions Trophy, Randal First Class and Milan Skriniar once again have a good chance of not being retained in the group, and even more so given that their departure is about to materialize in the coming weeks.
It will also be interesting to see how Luis Enrique handles the Marco case Asensio for this PSG/Saint-Étienne. Considered to be leaving within the club and not necessarily opposed to finding a destination where his playing time will be more important, the Spaniard was nevertheless present on the match sheet last Sunday for the French Supercup, a sign that he’s also not totally out of the plans even if he didn’t come into play.
-No less than seven absent for Saint-Etienne
On the AS Saint-Étienne side, the massacre is still relevant when it comes time to challenge PSG since no less than seven players will miss the trip to the Parc des Princes between minor injuries, long-term injuries and suspension by Ibrahim Sissoko. The central striker was deprived of seven matches following his expulsion in the Coupe de France against OM at the end of 2024 and this PSG / ASSE is on the list of seven.
As for the small glitches of the moment, we must list four players as new coach Eirik Horneland explained at a press conference: “Ibrahim WadjiAyman JobThomas Monconduit and Aïmen Moueffek will be absent for this match. Aimen Moueffek has a bad cough, he is sick. » Last week, it was left winger Zuriko Davitashvili who was ill but he will be back for the Greens.
Finally, regarding long-term absences, there are two players from AS Saint-Étienne in this case: the New Zealander Ben Old who will still miss several months of competition and the side Yvann Mason Who “went to Clairefontaine to undergo rehabilitation, he is doing everything to return as quickly as possible. »
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