Champions League: PSG’s starting XI vs Bayern

Paris Saint-Germain is about to experience a European evening of the very highest level. This Tuesday, at the Parc des Princes, the capital club hosts Bayern Munich for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. For this meeting, Luis Enrique approaches the match with a squad almost complete. Back from his injury, Vitinha immediately regains a starting place at the heart of the Parisian game. Only the young Quentin Ndjantou is missing.

On the Bavarian side, Vincent Kompany must cope with several notable absences, notably Serge Gnabry and Raphaël Guerreiro, still in the infirmary. Despite these omissions, the German backbone remains solid, led by Manuel Neuer and Harry Kane. In Paris’s goal, Matvey Safonov starts, behind a defence anchored around Marquinhos, captain, accompanied by Willian Pacho, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes. In midfield, Warren Zaïre-Emery and João Neves support Vitinha, while the attack rests on Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Facing them, Bayern rely on their captain Neuer, protected by a defensive line composed of Josip Stanišić, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah and Alphonso Davies. In midfield, Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović will be charged with feeding a front three made up of Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala and Luis Díaz, in support of Kane.

The official lineups:

PSG : Safonov – Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Pacho, Mendes – Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Neves – Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia.

Bayern : Neuer (c) – Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Davies – Kimmich, Pavlovic – Olise, Musiala, Diaz – Kane.