It’s the big night. Highly anticipated, Lionel Messi will finally be on the bench this Sunday when PSG travels to Reims at the end of the 4th day of Ligue 1.
Flanked by its n ° 30 on the back, the six-fold Golden Ball will be the big attraction of the evening. His first in the Parisian jersey will be followed around the world. The slightest of his actions will be watched and commented on before, during and after the meeting. But the fans will have to be patient because Mauricio Pochettino, who revealed his starting XI to his players, decided to leave the Argentine genius on the bench at the start of the meeting so as not to take any risks, as revealed by L’Equipe. But it could come into play in the second half in Champagne.
Arrived at the beginning of August, Messi is “very motivated” and has “adapted very well to the club and his teammates” according to the Argentine coach. Now all you have to do is see it in action.
A group of 22 players for this trip to Reims #SDRPSG pic.twitter.com/3uKFEGjxo8
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 29, 2021
On the other hand, at the Auguste-Delaune stadium, which will obviously fill up for the occasion, Kylian Mbappé, which we do not know if it will be his last meeting with PSG, will be the holder.
Neymar will also be the holder. The Brazilian will be alongside Angel Di Maria, scorer in Brest last week.
Regarding the tactical scheme of the Parisians, Mauricio Pochettino should stay true to his scheme in 4-3-3 with Marco Verratti, Georginio Wijnaldum and Gana Gueye lined up in the midfield. In defense, captain Marquinhos is expected to return and will be surrounded by Achraf Hakimi, Thilo Kehrer and Abdou Diallo. One of the big questions also concerns the identity of the goalkeeper between Keylor Navas and Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Costa Rican goalkeeper should for the moment keep his place to allow Paris to field a 4e victory in as many meetings.
The probable composition of PSG
Navas
Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kehrer, Diallo
Wijnaldum, Verratti, Gueye
Di Maria, Mbappé, Neymar
