Called by coach Bernard Diomède, he was supposed to participate in the gathering of the France U18 team (two friendly matches against Germany, March 25 and 27). But El Chadaille Bitshiabu will ultimately remain at the Paris Saint-Germain training center. The central defender received a calf blow during the defeat against Rennes (2-0) for the 28th day of Ligue 1. As his club announced on Tuesday, he will take advantage of the end of March to cure.
Against the Bretons, the 17-year-old started in defense alongside Danilo Pereira and Juan Bernat. PSG already have to deal with many injuries in this position. In particular those of Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe or Sergio Ramos. Without them, Paris lost at home for the first time in the league in 35 games.
Game time in 2023
El Chadaille Bitshiabu has been able to take advantage of the various absences to get playing time since the start of 2023. This season, the boy trained at PSG has participated in seven Ligue 1 matches and one in the Champions League. This is the round of 16 second leg lost to Bayern Munich (2-0) in early March.
If the first benefits of the left-hander were encouraging, it was singled out by his coach after the elimination in the European Cup. “It’s a mistake of youth and analysis of the game,” he said after the defender’s recovery towards Marco Verratti, who then lost the ball and caused the first Munich goal. Even if the French technician has since changed his mind: “I regretted that he did not play a little longer, but at 17, having this reading is not easy. I did not point El Chadaille. I did not specifically point to El Chadaille. »