Mbappé intermittent
What “Kyky” will we see in Dijon? Dazzling in Barcelona (4-1), where his hat-trick made the whole of Europe speak, Kylian Mbappé was ghostly during the defeat at the Park against ASM (2-0) five days later, where his lost balls were makes Parisian supporters bitch.
Overexposed since his 17 years, world champion at 19, the prodigy knows the rules of the media whirlwind game. In the middle of the week, he and Erling Haaland (Dortmund) are the new Messi and Ronaldo, then on Sunday the sports newspapers give him the worst mark of the evening.
The top scorer in L1 (16 goals) has already answered many times on the pitch. This trip to Gaston-Gérard, facing the Dijonnais who have only beaten PSG once in the elite, sounds like a good opportunity for the Parisian attack, even if Mauro Icardi, victim of a gastroenteritis, has withdrew…
What if the most essential of all was Marco Verratti? Brilliant like the others at Camp Nou, he then struggled to forget against Monaco the absences of Angel Di Maria and Neymar, both still recovering, after being preserved during the first hour of play.
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Verratti, the maestro will be missing
Fans of the Italian will chomp on their brains: victim of a shock to the right foot in training Thursday, he still had to forfeit this trip, which puts PSG in a complex situation, especially as Leandro Paredes is suspended. “We learned of the absence of a few players (Friday) but we also worked on different possibilities (tactics). We do not have much time but we will try to find the best composition, “slipped coach Mauricio Pochettino, also disturbed by the injury of side Alessandro Florenzi, affected in the right adductor. The Argentine technician no longer has many creative players in the middle at his disposal, except perhaps the Brazilian Rafinha: “That he can start the match is an option that we are considering”, he said. said at a press conference, after learning of the return of Pablo Sarabia, absent last Sunday.
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Kimpembe, drop in tempo
As for Kylian Mbappé, the drop in tension of the club’s other world champion, Presnel Kimpembe, was spectacular between Barcelona and Monaco.
At 100,000 volts at Camp Nou, “Presko” was completely out of action against Monaco, and even unlucky on the second goal.
The drooping shoulders and weary eyes, which is never a good sign in a player with fairly transparent body language, he was late in his interventions. This rare missed match comes in a season when Kimpembe has clearly taken a step forward. He was sure, consistent, explosive and authoritarian, as on his famous desperate tackle on Burak Yilmaz in Lille, which earned him a loose thigh.
This match at the Red Lantern is therefore for him also an excellent opportunity to get back on his feet. He can count on the always impeccable Marquinhos, and perhaps also on the forwards of Dijon, worst attack in Ligue 1, with 18 goals scored.
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