Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain journey to bitter rivals Marseille for Le Classique on Sunday evening, trying to lengthen their lead on the prime of the desk.
PSG at the moment have a five-point benefit over Marseille, however have proven vulnerabilities this season regardless of successful 18 of their 24 league video games.
Neymar’s absence is a big blow for Christophe Galtier, who remains to be licking his wounds from PSG’s loss to Bayern Munich within the first leg of their Champions League final 16 tie.
With others issues additionally disrupting Galtier’s choice plans, here is the XI he might decide to get the job achieved in Marseille.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma –Â Clean sheets have not been straightforward to return by for Donnarumma this season – stunning given the standard in entrance of him.
RB: Achraf Hakimi –Â Young Timothee Pembele stepped into the breach in opposition to Lille when Hakimi was sidelined by means of harm, however he may return right here. If the Moroccan does not make the beginning XI, Nordi Mukiele is one other participant nearing full health.
CB: Marquinhos –Â Back in coaching and greater than seemingly straight again into the facet.
CB: Sergio Ramos –Â Presnel Kimpembe will seemingly make means for Marquinhos’ return, leaving the just lately retired from the worldwide stage Ramos to fit in on the left-side of an excellent duo.
LB: Juan Bernat –Â Nuno Mendes misses out after limping off in opposition to Lille, which ought to result in Bernat’s return to the beginning lineup.
DM: Marco Verratti –Â The key cog on the base of PSG’s midfield, there are few higher than Verratti in world soccer.
CM: Danilo Pereira –Â Experience in midfield is probably going what Galtier will go for in opposition to such sturdy opposition.
CM: Vitinha –Â One participant who seemingly has the complete belief of Galtier is Vitinha. There’s no cause to suppose the Portuguese will lose his spot right here.
AM: Lionel Messi –Â Alongside Mbappe, Messi spared PSG’s blushes in opposition to Lille to make sure they did not lengthen their shedding streak to 4 video games.
ST: Hugo Ekitike –Â It’s that point of 12 months for Neymar, who normally has his toes up in early March. This time, nonetheless, he has a reasonably nasty ankle harm, and that ought to earn Ekitike a beginning berth.
ST: Kylian Mbappe –Â Always appears to rise to the massive event for PSG – victory right here might eradicate any lingering doubts in regards to the mentality of this workforce.