Match: PSG / Monaco, the groups without Kimpembe and Volland
The groups of the two teams for PSG / Monaco are known: Kimpembe is finally absent on the Parisian side, as is Volland on the Monaco side. The first is injured, the second suspended.
A few hours before the meeting scheduled at 8:45 p.m., PSG has just unveiled the group of 21 players selected to face AS Monaco this Sunday evening, and Presnel Kimpembe is finally forfeited after being uncertain. Mauricio Pochettino had announced it at a press conference and it is now confirmed. The world champion joins on the list of absent Neymar, Julian Draxler, Sergio Ramos or Nuno Mendes. Compared to the last match against Bruges, Bernat is back on the list, as is Rico. Regarding the young people, they are with the U19 team for the Gambardella which starts this Sunday.
The PSG group against Monaco:
Guardians: Donnarumma, Navas, Rico
Defenders: Marquinhos, Diallo, Hakimi, Kehrer, Bernat, Dagba
Environments : Verratti, Danilo, Paredes, Gueye, Wijnaldum, Herrera, Dina Ebimbe, Rafinha
Attackers: Messi, Mbappé, Di Maria, Icardi
On the AS Monaco side, we necessarily reinstated some of the players who had been left to rest for the European Cup match in Graz without a sporting issue (Nübel, Maripan and Fofana in particular), but there were still a few absent. In addition to Volland who is suspended, Monaco will also have to do without Cesc Fabregas (breakdown), Krepin Diatta (knee) and Benoît Badiashile (hamstrings of the left thigh). If the first does not enter the plans of Kovac, the last two are on the other hand regular holders.
The Monaco group against PSG:
- Guardians: Majecki, Mannone, Nübel
- Defenders: Aguilar, Disasi, C. Henrique, Jakobs, Maripan, Matsima, Pavlovic, D. Sidibé
- Environments : S. Diop, Y. Fofana, G. Martins, Golovin, Jean Lucas, Matazo, Tchouaméni
- Attackers: Ben Yedder, Boadu, Isidor.