Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL - Tue 28 Sep 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

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ancoats said:
its the right answer
but why risk somebody getting injured when the truth is we don't need a result in this one and should be ok in getting out of the group.. city of old would have gone full on in the PSG just to show that they are a good team,
but you see time and time again in europe the knockouts and final are the showcase games

why have a great squad if only to play your best 11 all the time ? does not make sense
you want your best 11 fit and ready for the big knockout and semi/final games
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It's not the right game to rest players. If we beat PSG, we can rotate in the four remaining games which will be much more beneficial.

So our choice is rest players tomorrow and accept defeat, in the hope we'll beat Liverpool on Sunday. Or, go all out and try to win the game, if we do, we can potentially rest players in the 4 remaining games.
 
Manchester33 said:
It's not the right game to rest players. If we beat PSG, we can rotate in the four remaining games which will be much more beneficial.

So our choice is rest players tomorrow and accept defeat, in the hope we'll beat Liverpool on Sunday. Or, go all out and try to win the game, if we do, we can potentially rest players in the 4 remaining games.
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I agree that the earlier we can get the qualification done with the better, and it will be much worse not doing well tomorrow and then failing on Sunday too. And a statement win can’t be underestimated especially in combination with just having beat Chelsea
 
Manchester33 said:
It's not the right game to rest players. If we beat PSG, we can rotate in the four remaining games which will be much more beneficial.

So our choice is rest players tomorrow and accept defeat, in the hope we'll beat Liverpool on Sunday. Or, go all out and try to win the game, if we do, we can potentially rest players in the 4 remaining games.
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For me, not in all 4, but certainly in the home leg vs PSG.
I didn’t see the Brugge PSG game - perhaps we shouldn’t be taking Brugge lightly - I’m assuming they were decent to some extent to manage a draw.
 
Marvin said:
---------------Ederson
Walker--Dias--Laporte--Cancelo
----------------Rodri
KDB-Mahrez-Gundogan?-Bernardo-Sterling

Gundogan is an injury doubt. I'd bring Zinchenko in for Cancelo at Anfield is he is available.

I'd play Sterling at PSG and Grealish at Anfield. I am not so worried about fatigue for the Anfield game as Liverpool are in the same position as us with an away tie in Porto.
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I'd reckon

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo

Fernandinho
Gundogan (If fit, if not Silva)
KDB

Mahrez
Torres
Sterling

Still a really strong team, but enough fresh legs to cope with Liverpool on Sunday.
 
chesterbells said:
For me, not in all 4, but certainly in the home leg vs PSG.
I didn’t see the Brugge PSG game - perhaps we shouldn’t be taking Brugge lightly - I’m assuming they were decent to some extent to manage a draw.
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I've watched the highlights and I think they were decent but benefited from PSG not turning up. 99% of teams in the Champions League can beat anyone on their day. They're all used to winning games consistently (or they wouldn't be in the competition), but anything other than 6 points from our two legs against them would be very poor.
 
I'll try
Ederson
Walker Stones Dias Cancelo
Bernardo Fernandinho Debruyne
Mahrez Foden Grealish
 
Messi missed the weekend's game with Montpellier but not sure if that was through precaution to save him for us or through actual injury leftover from the weekend before
 
shemnel said:
Messi missed the weekend's game with Montpellier but not sure if that was through precaution to save him for us or through actual injury leftover from the weekend before
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He was subbed the previous game. I'd just put the match on my PC so don't know if it was from a knock or not but,he didn't look happy sat on the bench....won't be used to it.
 
Manchester33 said:
It's not the right game to rest players. If we beat PSG, we can rotate in the four remaining games which will be much more beneficial.

So our choice is rest players tomorrow and accept defeat, in the hope we'll beat Liverpool on Sunday. Or, go all out and try to win the game, if we do, we can potentially rest players in the 4 remaining games.
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I think you’re spot on there M33.
We’re in that part of the season where players don’t need copious rest, they need to play and to play often to get up to speed, and playing our favoured 11 serves to polish the team rhythm.

The right team and the right attitude should bring a win against PSG, the win brings confidence and that confidence shows in our play in our next game . . and there’s plenty of time between Tuesday night and next Sunday afternoon to massage those legs and prepare to put that rhythm to good use against to dirty dippers.
 
shemnel said:
Messi missed the weekend's game with Montpellier but not sure if that was through precaution to save him for us or through actual injury leftover from the weekend before
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They are built for the champs league so yes Messi will have been saved for this game. I expect him to play.
 
I watched about ten mins of their game against Montpellier. It was on BT Sport. It was ridiculous. Just played at walking pace whilst City had run themselves into the ground against Chelsea.
 
Manchester33 said:
It's not the right game to rest players. If we beat PSG, we can rotate in the four remaining games which will be much more beneficial.

So our choice is rest players tomorrow and accept defeat, in the hope we'll beat Liverpool on Sunday. Or, go all out and try to win the game, if we do, we can potentially rest players in the 4 remaining games.
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its a nice choice to have
pep may well think after the chelsea game when we bossed them that the liverpool game is important we don't lose that show of strength and statement we built in the premier league by beating chelsea

PSG away is a big game but the group games don't mean as much because we have enough to give anybody a game even PSG.. the rotation may make us better tomorrow fresher legs players wanting to show they want their place back in the city best 11 so pep can relax a little
 
Marvin said:
I watched about ten mins of their game against Montpellier. It was on BT Sport. It was ridiculous. Just played at walking pace whilst City had run themselves into the ground against Chelsea.
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that is why they struggle in champions league against better teams and premier league teams
you need that hard work in your legs to go for 90 minutes over 2 legs
 
I think we will play with our strongest line up because next time we play on Sunday and a nice win would be a good confidence and team spirit boost so I think it will be a brutal starting 11 and we will beat Psg.
 
GoatersLeftShin said:
I think a lot of PL pressure was lifted with the win against Chelsea. It almost feels like a loss against Liverpool won't be the end of the world as I just don't think they will win the league, but Chelsea will do.

PSG will want some revenge for last season and will be formidable up front. It's probably the greatest test that we'll ever had! Messi, Neymar and Mbappe is the best forward line in world football ... maybe ever?
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No, it will not be our biggest test! The 3 strikers of this Psg will hardly defend what do they want against us? Are they going to defend like Chelski because they won't be able to take the ball away from us anyway and if they attack and open up we will pass them out. I am not afraid of this game if we play a normal starting 11.
 
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