The line-ups of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain for the mutual Champions League game on Tuesday evening are known. Kylian Mbappé turns out not to be fit enough to play due to an upper leg injury, while Mitchel Bakker has lost his starting spot at PSG. The Ligue 1 superpower faces a tough task if they want to qualify for the Champions League final. Six days ago for the team of trainer Mauricio Pochettino at home with 1-2 from Manchester City. The return starts on Tuesday at 9 p.m.
On Monday, images appeared on social media of the arrival of PSG at Paris-Le Bourget airport, for the flight to Manchester. Mbappé limped visibly while walking. He was not part of the selection for the league match against RC Lens (2-1) on Saturday, trained individually on Monday, was a doubt about the reunion with Manchester City and now appears not to be fit enough. Mbappé’s absence is a hard one: the striker has scored no fewer than 37 goals in 43 official matches this season. His position is taken by Mauro Icardi.
Last week, Bakker was surprisingly preferred to Abdou Diallo as a left back. The fullback had difficulties with his direct opponent Riyad Mahrez in the second half in particular and was verbally addressed several times on the field by Neymar, who was not happy with the loss of the ball or wrong passes by his teammate. Pochettino has chosen to put Bakker back on the bench, giving Diallo his starting place back. PSG must continue without Idrissa Gueye, who received a red card last week; he is replaced by Ander Herrera.
At Manchester City, Nathan Aké is on the couch. The Dutchman competed for ninety minutes against Crystal Palace on Saturday and formed a central defense duo with Aymeric Laporte. Last week in Paris, the central duo consisted of Rúben Dias and John Stones and Josep Guardiola harks back to that combination. In the back left, Joao Cancelo loses his place to Oleksandr Zinchenko. In midfield, Fernandinho plays for Rodri; the vanguard has no changes.
Manchester City lineup: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan; Mahrez, Foden, Bernardo Silva
Lineup Paris Saint-Germain: Navas; Florenzi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Diallo; Ander Herrera, Paredes, Verratti; Di Maria, Icardi, Neymar