The German has to make do with the absence of defenders Thilo Kehrer and Juan Bernat, midfielders Marco Verratti and Julian Draxler as well as striker Mauro Icardi. Presnel Kimpembe is suspended, meaning that Marquinhos will start in central defence. Naturally, PSG will need to rely on their attack against the team they knocked out in the semi-finals last season. “Our will to score will need to be stronger than our fear of messing up at the back,” said Tuchel. At the halfway mark, PSG are third in the group on three points, three behind Leipzig and leaders Manchester United.
Neymar played half an hour in a 3-2 defeat by Monaco on Friday in his comeback from injury, while Mbappe scored two as he returned after picking up a thigh injury against Nantes on Oct. 31. Mbappe, whose last goal in the Champions League dates back to last December, also played with France during the international window. “We need a big performance from Kylian. He did everything to be ready for that game, playing on Friday and with France before that,” said Tuchel. “Neymar has the capacity and the self-confidence to score,” he added when asked about the Brazilian, who last scored in the Champions League last March. “Is he in the best possible shape? No, but he can manage a game like this, and we have to be here for him so that he’s not alone.”
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