Announced titular against Barça, Joao Neves finally gave up at the last moment.
The shock between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, counting for the second day of the Champions League, started on a dramatic blow this Wednesday evening at the Montjuic Olympic stadium. While Paris was already to deal with an offensive sector, Luis Enrique launched young Senny Mayulu and Ibrahim Mbaye alongside Bradley Barcola.
Doubt resulted on the composition of the Parisian environment, notably concerning Joao Neves, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz. Finally, the Spaniard had decided to align the three players, confirming at a press conference that the final decision often returned to the sensations of the interested parties. What reassure PSG supporters before kick -off.
Neves replaced before kick -off
But to everyone’s surprise, Joao Neves did not join his teammates when entering the lawn. To believe
RMC SportThe Portuguese environment felt bad sensations at the end of the warm -up and preferred to give up. A last minute change therefore saw Warren Zaïre-Emery to take his place in the starting eleven.
A blow for Luis Enrique, already deprived of several executives in a Parisian workforce marked by injuries. If prudence has dictated the decision of the medical staff, this absence of Neves could weigh in the midfield against a Barça Revanchard, determined to have Paris drops in his provisional lair of Montjuic.
