Beijing time on February 26: This round of The Ligue 1, Greater Paris will face Saint-Etienne. For Paris, the difficulty of The Ligue 1 is not very large, and Saint-Etienne is also the weaker of the Ligue 1 teams this season. So the preparation for this big Paris match is still very easy. The French media team newspaper has just announced the starting list of the Grand Paris in this round against Saint-Etienne.
In the goalkeeper position, Donnarumma became the starter of the game. At present, whether in the Champions League or the league, Donnarumma and Navas have formed a competitive relationship. Both have the opportunity to play in important games, and Pochettino is not yet sure who is really the First Goalkeeper. Facing Saint-Etienne, Donnarumma had the opportunity to prove himself. To know that he has an advantage over Navas in terms of age, as long as he stabilizes the main position, then in the future he will be the real first goalkeeper in Paris, which is beyond doubt.
In the back line, It was still Ashraf and Nunommendes who were separated by two flanks, and the central defender was Marquinhos and Kimpembe. This is also the strongest backline that Paris Saint-Germain can currently discharge, and Ramos is still missing the list for this round of matches due to injury. After joining Paris, Shui Ye has only played less than 10 games now, and according to his annual salary, this attendance rate is really not deserved. So for the most part, Pochettino has excluded Ramos from the main paris squad. Fortunately, Marquinhos and Kimpembe are strong enough, and their centre-back partnership is still enough.
In the midfield, due to Paredes' absence due to injury, the three midfielders of this game were Pereira and Guye, while Wenaldum took the position of front midfielder. Objectively speaking, the midfield combination of these three people is obviously insufficient in offensive creativity, but it should be possible in interception and hardness. And Wijnaldum also need to prove himself in this game, in most cases, Wijnaldum's performance is not satisfactory, and after joining Paris, he has never met the expectations of the team.
It is worth mentioning that Verratti was suspended for accumulating yellow cards. Considering his previous excessive criticism of the referee, ligue 1 seems to have to sanction him and may be suspended for 3 to 5 games. This is not good news for Paris, after all, Verratti's position in the Paris midfield is very much needed by the team now. If he misses so many ligue 1 matches in the future, there could be some changes in the situation. But there are also some fans who believe that the Champions League has entered a critical stage.
It's important for Villattido to rest a few games and stay in good shape to hit the Champions League. Of course, it is also correct to think so. The three strikers in the forward line are still familiar Messi's partners Neymar and Mbappe, which can be said to be the strongest attacking combination that Paris can list at this stage. And interestingly, during the period of injury and absence of Messi and Mbappe in Neymar, the tacit understanding between the two has reached an unprecedented level.
Coupled with a bloodied Neymar, the three of them now have pretty good chemistry and are able to play a threatening attack. How far Greater Paris can go this season depends largely on the performance of these three people. Facing Saint-Etienne, the three did not know what kind of performance they would give back to the fans.