2024-01-07 09:37:16
We certainly won’t say that this match is a trap. For its entry into contention in the Coupe de France, this Sunday (8:45 p.m., at beIN Sports 1), PSG travels to Castres, land of rugby, to face Revel, a town in Haute-Garonne of less than 10,000 inhabitants, modest sixth division resident. And any other result than qualifying without trembling would be an unimaginable industrial accident for the capital club.
Let’s therefore start with the idea that this passage in the Tarn is a formality that Paris will settle with as much seriousness as last year, when it presented itself at Bollaert to beat Pays de Cassel in large but respectful proportions ( 7-0, January 23, 2023). Sunday, a squad review is likely, with many changes, tests, and perhaps the professional debut of a few rookies, but Luis Enrique expects seriousness and desire from the troops who will have to put the The necessary application to get the adventure off to a good start. “Without a first match you cannot play the second and the competition starts tomorrow. The Coupe de France is one of our goals, like all trophies. We must win this match, we must take this competition like any other, knowing the importance of this trophy,” explained the Spanish technician at a press conference the day before the match before specifying that it was not closed to a rotation.
Mbappé, Yin and Yang
As such, Keylor Navas will return to the Parisian goals for the first time in an official match in a little less than a year and will benefit from the absence of Arnau Tenas, injured in the shoulder, and Gianluigi Donnarumma, left to rest. . And Nordi Mukiele or Soler can hope to have a few minutes, when Hernandez (ill) is not present in the group and Achraf Hakimi left to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco. Like last year in Châteauroux, Paris will also bring some young elements from the training center including Senny Mayulu and Yoram Zague, from the same generation as Warren Zaire-Emery.
What about Kylian Mbappé? With the exception of the match in Toulouse where he returned to the group (1-1, August 19) and an injury against Marseille (4-0, September 24), the French international played the entire meetings in which he participated in the Parisian jersey. Facing Revel, the shooting window seems ready to let him rest but again it is a question of point of view according to Luis Enrique. “Any situation has different versions, Yin and Yang. In this month of January, we are going to play four matches and this could be the opportunity for him to rest but also for him to keep the rhythm and play. But yes, it’s a possibility. »
The account is not completely accurate. In the event of qualification, Paris will have to add a fifth meeting in January and will return to the Coupe de France in two weeks for the round of 16. It’s not a crazy schedule but if everything goes as planned, it will get heavier in the key moments of the season. And this will begin in particular at the beginning of February with a sequence of Ligue 1, Champions League and perhaps Cup with a possible round of 16 on the 7th or 8th. A competition that the French champion has not won since 2021. scale of the PSG QSI version, it almost seems like an eternity.
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