Bayern/PSG, PSG line-up in the press: Ruiz starts, not Barcola | OneFootball

This Wednesday, in the second leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League semi-final (Paris won the first leg 5-4), Paris Saint-Germain take on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena (kick-off at 9pm, live on Canal+). On the eve of this match, the press tried to predict the team that Paris coach Luis Enrique will field.

Le Parisien (4-3-3) –

Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué

Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves

Mendes – Pacho – Marquinhos – Zaïre-Emery

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L’Equipe (4-3-3) –

Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué

Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves

Mendes – Pacho – Marquinhos – Zaïre-Emery

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As always, there are no certainties with these predicted lineups. For that, we have to wait for the official announcement about an hour before the match. And even then, there may still be some doubts about the exact positioning of certain players.

Here, we keep in mind that Luis Enrique is not the type to leak information to the press and that he knows how to surprise. Even if we can guess most of the choices and which players may be involved in the doubts. In particular between Bradley Barcola and Désiré Doué, although the latter could also start in midfield with the idea of not being suffocated by Bayern. It also depends on each player’s exact fitness level, like Fabian Ruiz, who did not seem quite ready in the first leg for the pace of such a match.

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