Major disagreements plague PSG's projected starting XI. Find out which players L'Equipe and Le Parisien believe will face Le Havre.
A fixture of the 24th round of Ligue 1, today's press only partially agrees on the broad outlines of the lineups for Le Havre vs. PSG this Saturday. Doubts concern all lines on the Parisian side.
After a not very successful Champions League interlude, Wednesday night against Monaco (2-2), PSG must already dive back into Ligue 1 with a far from easy trip this Saturday to Le Havre's pitch, a team well on its way to survival. Paris will once again be without many players (Neves, Ruiz, Dembele, Mayulu, etc.) while their opponent has defensive concerns (Sangante, Nego, Toure), but points must be taken, and the announced team compositions for Le Havre vs. PSG are rather alternative.
On the PSG side, Luis Enrique's lineup for Le Havre is very hard to predict, and today's press does not agree at all. If Safonov is in goal, the announced defense is very different: Zaïre-Emery, Zabarnyi, Beraldo, and Lucas Hernandez from right to left for Le Parisien, Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho, and Nuno Mendes for L'Equipe. Such is the doubt surrounding the Parisian starting eleven.
In midfield, the Parisian composition is just as unclear, as the sports newspaper names a trio of Lee, Vitinha, and Zaïre-Emery, while the regional daily lists the same first two but places Dro Fernandez in place of Zaïre-Emery. In attack, it's the same: Ramos is expected to start in the center and Barcola on the left, but it is Mbaye or Kvaratskhelia who should complete the trio.
PSG's lineup at Le Havre, according to L'Equipe: Safonov - Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Mendes - Lee, Vitinha, Zaïre-Emery - Kvaratskhelia, Ramos, Barcola
PSG's lineup at Le Havre, according to Le Parisien: Safonov - Zaïre-Emery, Zabarnyi, Beraldo, Hernandez - Vitinha, Fernandez, Lee - Mbaye, Ramos, Barcola.
On the Le Havre side, the lineup that will challenge PSG should ultimately rely on a 5-3-2 rather than the 4-3-3 of recent weeks. In central defense, Pembele should be paired with Zagadou and Lloris, while the flanks should be entrusted to Koffi on the left and Doucoure on the right. In midfield, the trio of Ndiaye, Gourna-Douath, and Ebonog should remain unchanged, while the attack will be composed of the two very mobile players, Boufal and Soumare.
Le Havre's lineup against PSG, according to the press: Diaw - Doucoure, Pembele, Zagadou, Lloris, Koffi - Ndiaye, Gourna-Douath, Ebonog - Boufal, Soumare.