Joshua Kimmich The tie could be won and lost in midfield, however, and Marco Verratti and Joshua Kimmich are the teams' respective metronomes. Two of the best in the world in their positions, Verratti edges Kimmich on a couple of key metrics this season. The Italian both attempts and completes more passes than the German - 102 per game/93 per cent completion vs. 92 per 90 minutes/85 per cent completed. He also wins nearly two more tackles over the same time span. Verratti has the edge on both sides of the ball.
Mbappé trains with PSG on eve of Bayern UCL clashThere were plenty of raised eyebrows among the media as Kylian Mbappé trained with the Paris Saint-Germain first team squad on Monday morning, on the eve of Tuesday’s Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash against Bayern Munich. The French striker limped out of the recent Ligue 1 game away to Montpellier on 2 February and was initially expected to be ruled out for at least three weeks. Full screenParis Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe FRANCK FIFEAFPThe PSG forward trained normally with the rest of squad and his presence has raised hopes for Parisian fans that the striker will play some part in Tuesday’s clash with Bayern, at least as a substitute.
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Préjudiciable à long terme, l'absence de l'attaquant français se prolongera-t-elle mardi prochain? “La santé du joueur est très importante” Attendu dans trois jours au Parc des Princes pour la venue des Allemands du Bayern Munich, en huitième de finale aller de la Ligue des champions, le club de la capitale enregistrera-t-il le retour du champion du monde 2018? En conférence de presse, après la défaite du jour à Louis-II, Christophe Galtier a donné des nouvelles du joueur de 24 ans. L'entraîneur francilien ne s'est pas montré très optimiste quant à sa participation au choc contre le leader de la Bundesliga.
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PSG vs. Bayern: Key battlesPSG and Bayern will face off at the Parc des Princes on 14 February before their second leg at the Allianz Arena on 8 March. It is a rematch of the 2020 final, which Bayern edged 1-0 thanks to a headed winner from PSG academy graduate Kingsley Coman. Coman remains a game-changing force, but his France international teammates Mbappé and Dayot Upamecano - who have an individual head-to-head of their own - figure to be more important this time around. Ligue1. com picks out four key battles… Kylian Mbappé vs.
Dayot Upamecano Mbappé and Upamecano are France international teammates, and both were starters as les Bleus surrendered their world title to Messi's Argentina in Qatar last month. Mbappé lines up on the left for his country, but leads the line at cub level, which will put him directly up against Upamecano, who is Bayern's most used centre-back. It's a battle Mbappé is favourite to win. He has 25 goals in 24 games in all competitions this season - seven from six in the Champions League - and has three strikes and an assist in his five career meeting with Bayern. Lionel Messi vs. Alphonso Davies Messi will be angling for a degree of personal revenge with this particular match-up, having been part of the Barcelona side that was hammered 8-2 by Bayern on the way to their 2020 success.
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At the start of Monday’s session which was open to the media for the first 15 minutes, Mbappé took part in a ‘keep ball’ rondo session with Lionel Messi, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marco Verratti, Achraf Hakimi and Marquinhos. Asked about the possibility of seeing Mbappé return ahead of schedule, coach Christophe Galtier was pessimistic on Saturday: “I don’t think so. He’s following his fitness protocol. He was the victim of a muscle injury.
PSG-Bayern: Galtier clair et net sur MbappéChristophe Galtier a donné des nouvelles de Kylian Mbappé, après Monaco-PSG. L'entraîneur parisien a fixé une tendance très claire quant à la présence de l'attaquant français contre le Bayern Munich, mardi prochain en huitième de finale aller de la Ligue des champions. C'est sans Kylian Mbappé, touché à la cuisse à Montpellier le 1er février dernier, que le Paris Saint-Germain aura enchaîné cette semaine deux défaites en l'espace de 72 heures. D'abord face à l'Olympique de Marseille à l'Orange Vélodrome (1-2), mercredi en huitièmes de finale de la Coupe de France, puis ce samedi sur le terrain de l'AS Monaco (1-3) lors de la 23e journée de Ligue 1.
But, he has recovered quicker than expected. Mbappe has been working away in afternoon solo sessions to get ready for the game of the season for the Parisians and, if there are no problems, he will be ready to suit up 13 days after getting injured as he is a player who recovers quickly. He knows it's a key moment and has worked hard to play. On Sunday, he rejoined the group for part of the training session. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann had said as soon as the extent of the injury became known that he did not believe it and was confident that Mbappe would be present for the Champions League clash. "I do not think he will be out, I think we do not know exactly how his injury is, " the Bayern coach said. "What the medical report says is not very clear, they are vague.
Kylian Mbappé dans le groupe, le manager de 56 ans n'y croit guère. 🏆 #UCL 😬 Mbappé de retour face au Bayern? Galtier reste pessimiste… https://t. co/mU71phYRlw — beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) February 11, 2023 “Je ne le pense pas. Kylian suit son protocole de rééducation. Il a été victime d'une lésion musculaire importante. La santé du joueur est très importante. Il y aura d'autres matchs derrière. On va me dire que c'est le match important. Il y a une double confrontation, d'autres rendez-vous. On ne prendra zéro, zéro, zéro, zéro risque sur Kylian, en espérant qu'on puisse récupérer Marco Verratti et Leo (Messi).
Davies was on fire that day, but few, if any, have a positive net record against Messi, and the Argentine has rarely looked better. Messi's 13 goals and 14 assists have been contributed at a rate of one every 68 minutes this season, and he is on a high after that World Cup win. Davies has been warned. Marco Verratti vs.
Boost for PSG: Mbappe and Messi train, meaning they can face BayernParis Saint-Germain are breathing a sigh of relief because, provided nothing goes wrong in training before the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi will be available against Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday. The two stars took to the training pitch at Camp des Loges to prepare with the squad for a crucial tie. The Frenchman, was injured on February 1 against Montpellier and was ruled out after PSG declared that a muscle injury in the left thigh would keep him out for three weeks.
"They could be playing poker and not state the exact injury, but they could also be playing poker and say he's out but he's not out. "We're going to prepare in the best possible way, as if he's going to play normally. "Messi and Verratti are also back in timeThe other player who will be ready to welcome Bayern is Messi. The Argentine had an overload in his hamstring after the cup clash against Marseille and was rested against Monaco at the weekend.
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