No time to gamber, nor take the temperature of your new environment. In the absence of presentation with great fanfare at the Parc des Princes, it is by a dive, directly in the deep end, that Lucas Chevalier could launch his Parisian adventure. Four days after the formalization of his arrival for five years at PSG, the ex-Gardien of Lille could indeed make his debut in his new colors this Wednesday in Udine, on the occasion of the European Super Cup which will oppose the winner of the Champions League in Tottenham, sacred to him in Europa League.
Two months after the historic victory before Inter Milan (5-0) and this continental coronation of which he was one of the major craftsmen, Gianluigi Donnarumma should not be offered the opportunity to compete for this new “final” in the club cage he joined in 2021. Since the signature of Lucas Chevalier, promised to endorse the number one cost Even do not make the trip to the north of Italy for this first official match of the season.
Only certainty, it will be necessary to Luis Enrique listening to his troops when composing his starting eleven against the English. While the Spurs have resumed training in early July, Parisians will not even have a week of preparation behind them when they fly to Italy on Tuesday.
All having nevertheless had an individualized restart program to follow during the holidays, the six days of work carried out since the resumption at the campus last Wednesday, however, give hope to the Spanish coach to align a competitive eleven.
The possible PSG team against Tottenham:
Chevalier – Hakimi, Marquinhos (chap.), Pacho, Mendes – Zaïre Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz – Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia.
A starting team that will be amputated from Joao Neves, the Portuguese midfielder having received two suspension games – against Tottenham on Wednesday and Nantes on Sunday in L1 – following his expulsion in the final of the lost club World Cup (3-0) against Chelsea on July 13. An absence which should logically allow Warren Zaïre Emery to start in the midfield alongside the inevitable Vitinha and Ruiz.
Behind, in addition to the first tenure of Lucas Chevalier, the defense should look like the one who finished the European campaign. Suspended for the final against the blues in New York, Pacho should thus return and reform his duet with Marquinhos while the flanks will be devoted to Hakimi and Mendes.
The Ukrainian recruit Illia Zabarnyi, in Paris to sign his contract this Monday, could make the trip with her new teammates but, without collective training session with the group, difficult to imagine playing on Wednesday evening.
In attack, the attack trident appointed among the 30 in the Ballon d’Or, Doué – Dembélé – Kvaratskhelia, could be invited to open the ball.
