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·1 September 2023

PSG predicted lineup vs Lyon - Ligue 1

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Paris Saint-Germain venture into the French Alps for a Ligue 1 match against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday night.

PSG's outspoken new coach Luis Enrique is not afraid to trust young players, if anything, he prefers them.


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"Youth gives you freedom because you are not yet aware of the consequences," the former Spain manager once explained. Only Toulouse have named a younger team in Ligue 1 than PSG thus far this season.

Here's the invariably youthful XI that Enrique may plump for on Sunday night.

PSG predicted lineup vs Lyon (4-3-3)

Kylian Mbappe has scored three goals in two appearances this season / Jean Catuffe/GettyImages

GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma - At the start of Enrique's reign, rumours swelled that Donnarumma's place was under threat. Yet, the Italian has started every game this season.

RB: Achraf Hakimi - The Spanish-born Morocco international will be able to have a fluent conversation with Enrique about knocking his Spain side out of the 2022 World Cup. It was Hakimi's Panenka penalty that decided the shootout after all.

CB: Marquinhos - Only Marco Verratti, who does not seem to be part of Enrique's plans, has played for PSG longer than Marquinhos.

CB: Milan Skriniar - Once it became clear that Skriniar would move to PSG on a free transfer this summer, he started just three games for Inter after January.

LB: Lucas Hernandez - The French World Cup winner had never played in Ligue 1 before arriving in Paris in July.

CM: Warren Zaire-Emery - The ultimate example of Enrique's faith in youth, Zaire-Emery has started all three league games despite being born after YouTube was launched.

CM: Manuel Ugarte - Barely a month after making his debut, Enrique has already lauded Ugarte as "very important for the team".

CM: Vitinha - The technically tidy midfielder didn't misplace his first pass for PSG until his second appearance for the club, going through the entirety of his debut without putting a foot wrong.

RW: Ousmane Dembele - On his only previous appearance at the Groupama Stadium, Dembele and his Barcelona side failed to score in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie in 2019.

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