PSG predicted XI v Rennes: Kylian Mbappé returns, Marquinhos benched | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain’s 10-point gap at the top of the table has afforded them the luxury of rotating around their Champions League tie against Real Sociedad. FC Nantes last weekend saw Luis Enrique rest his team after their European excursion, but Stade Rennais will likely face a near full-strength side.

The injury to Milan Škriniar at the start of the year coupled with Marquinhos’s recent struggles to complete training this week means that Lucas Beraldo will once again be turned to by his manager. Since moving from São Paulo in the January transfer window, the twenty-two-year-old has seen extensive use in the PSG backline.

The return of Kylian Mbappé to the starting lineup will automatically be the big story for the team after the forward was rested against Nantes. His every movement in these final few months in Paris will be tracked constantly, and the choice of whether he starts or not will be used as an excuse for a psychodrama to try and peer into the heart of Les Parisiens.

PSG likely lineup v Rennes

Gianluigi Donnarumma; Lucas Hernandez, Lucas Beraldo, Danilo Pereira, Achraf Hakimi; Warren Zaïre-Emery, Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha; Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé. (L’Éq)

GFFN | Nick Hartland