PSG Missing Injured Mendes, Pacho and Zaïre-Emery for Game Against Brest in Ligue 1
The defending champions said the absences are minor but will force Luis Enrique to adjust a squad already missing two other starters.
- On Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain will be missing several players for its Ligue 1 game against Brest, with central defender Willian Pacho, left back Nuno Mendes, and midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery all sidelined by injury.
- Coach Luis Enrique attributed the injuries to the intensity of PSG's Champions League semi-final double-header against Bayern Munich, saying, "the intensity of the two matches left its mark."
- PSG was already without right back Achraf Hakimi and backup goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier due to thigh injuries, forcing Coach Luis Enrique to rely on young players including 20-year-old forward Desire Doue for his 100th PSG appearance.
- The defending champion has not yet sealed the Ligue 1 title but can clinch it against second-place Lens on Wednesday, after Lens beat Nantes 1-0 on Friday.
- PSG will defend its European crown against Premier League leader Arsenal on May 30 in Budapest, having eliminated Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.
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‘PSG’s intensity vs Bayern in UCL semifinal left its mark’: Mendes, Pacho, Zaire-Emery to miss Ligue 1 game against Brest
Central defender Willian Pacho and left back Nuno Mendes have minor right thigh injuries while midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery has been ruled out with lower back pain, the club said in its pre-match medical bulletin Saturday.
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PSG missing injured Mendes, Pacho and Zaïre-Emery for game against Brest in Ligue 1
Champions League finalist Paris Saint-Germain will be missing several players through injury for Sunday’s Ligue 1 game at home against Brest.
Paris Saint-Germain will receive Brest Sunday night for its last home of the season with a small group.
The Paris-SG takes stock of the state of its troops this Saturday, on the eve of the reception of Brest, Sunday, in Ligue 1.
Four days after the major fight at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich (1-1, C1 final qualification), the PSG received Brest this Sunday (21 hours) to get even closer to his fifth straight French champion title, the twelfth in fourteen seasons.
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