Luis Enrique could rotate PSG side for Slovan Bratislava Champions League opener | OneFootball

With two points from three Ligue 1 matches, Luis Enrique could rotate when Paris Saint-Germain meet Slovan Bratislava in Wednesday’s Champions League opener.

L'Équipe notes that, in Europe, he tends to pick his strongest, most predictable XI.

A year ago, they opened against Bergame and won 4-0. The Spanish coach picked Lucas Chevalier plus 10 starters from the final against Inter, won 5-0 three months earlier, with Ousmane Dembélé injured and Senny Mayulu deputising.

In the preceding match, a 2-0 win over Lens, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz and Mayulu were left on the bench.

This time he used his first-choice side on Friday against Monaco, a 1-2 defeat, apart from the suspended Nuno Mendes. Rotation against Slovan Bratislava is possible given the perceived level of the Slovak team and the need for Ligue 1 points.

How much he rotates, a lot or a little, is the question. Lucas Digne, omitted from the squad last weekend, will be awaiting the call-up list, and a plausible XI could read: Safonov, Zaïre-Emery, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Digne, Vitinha, Dro, Mayulu, Torres, Dembélé, Godts.

Source: L'Équipe

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