Gianluigi Donnarumma might return to motion for Paris Saint-Germain after they face Monaco within the Trophee des Champions on Sunday after recovering from a facial harm.
PSG got here again from 2-1 right down to win 4-2 at Monaco in Ligue 1 on December 18, however needed to change Donnarumma halfway via the primary half after a harmful problem by Wilfried Singo, who’s banned for this sport, left the goalkeeper with a gashed face.
The 25-year-old Italian wanted to be urgently stitched up by the membership physician on the pitch to cease the bleeding, and has not performed since.
“All three goalkeepers are match to play and obtainable for tomorrow,” Luis Enrique instructed a press convention on Saturday.
“There isn’t any drawback regarding any of them, any of the three might play. I’ll determine tomorrow who will. Everyone seems to be in fine condition, and now we have another coaching session.”
The Spanish coach has introduced his total staff to Doha, Qatar, together with a few of the gamers who had been rumoured to go away PSG throughout the January switch window.
“It appeared fascinating to me to go away collectively to start out the 12 months and the second a part of the season collectively,” Luis Enrique stated.
“It’s a closing, which is at all times a particular sport with a title at stake, so which means the extra united we’re, the higher.
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“The [league] sport in opposition to Monaco was a wonderful match for the supporters.
“We had management from the start. Regardless of that, Monaco made an excellent begin to the second half. It’s regular that there are specific phases in opposition to such a staff.
“The end result mirrored the truth that we had been higher, nevertheless it’s true that the sport was open. I anticipate an excellent match tomorrow.”
PSG will play their seventeenth Trophee des Champions closing, a minimum of seven extra occasions than some other staff (10 for Lyon). They’ve received 12 of the earlier 16, together with every of the final two seasons.
They’ve received their opening sport of a calendar 12 months on 20 of the final 22 events (D1 L1), drawing in opposition to Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 in 2021 (1-1) and dropping in opposition to Lens in Ligue 1 in 2023 (1-3).
Luis Enrique stated that, with Sunday’s sport being a closing, feelings had been assured to run excessive.
“It’s a closing between the 2 finest groups within the championship, so after all it is going to be tough,” he stated.
“We are going to have to be at a excessive stage to beat Monaco. [But] we’re motivated, ready, and searching ahead to the sport tomorrow.”
With their comeback victory at Monaco, PSG prolonged their unbeaten run within the league this season to 16 video games.
Alongside Serie A aspect Juventus, the French champions are the one unbeaten staff remaining in Europe’s prime 5 leagues on this marketing campaign.
