Paris Saint-Germain welcomes Barcelona to the Parc de Princes for the first of two meetings between the clubs in this season’s Champions League group stages. Here’s a look at how the two teams will lineup.
Edinson Cavani replaces Zlatan Ibrahimović, Xavi and Piqué both on bench for Barcelona
Luis Enrique has decided not to start to veterans, while Laurent Blanc shocked no one by moving Edinson Cavani to a center forward role in place of the injured Zlatan.
Giuseppe Bellini
Luis Enrique has left veterans Gerard Piqué and Xavi on the bench for Tuesday's Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. It's not a drastic change of philosophy for the first year Barca manager who has consistently not started the pair, but it's still a bit a surprise considering this might be their biggest group stage match. Jérémy Mathieu gets the start in the defense, while Ivan Rakitić and Andrés Iniesta are the preferred midfield pairing.
With Zlatan Ibrahimović sidelined, Edinson Cavani slides into the center of PSG’s three-main front line. Javier Pastore moves out left, where Cavani started against Ajax, while Lucas Moura remains on the right side. The rest of Laurent Blanc’s lineup remains unchanged from their first group stage match.
PSG (4-3-3): Salvatore Sirigu; Maxwell, David Luiz, Marquinhos, Gregory van der Wiel; Blaise Matudi, Thiago Motta, Marco Verratti, Javier Pastore, Edinson Cavani, Lucas Moura
Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Jérémy Mathieu, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves; Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Ivan Rakitić; Neymar, Lionel Messi, Pedro
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