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EDITORIAL/AGENCIES
The forward Marco Asensio and the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will miss Saturday’s Ligue 1 fifth round match against Reims (21:00) after suffering a muscle strain in his right thigh, announced this Friday the PSG.
“Marco Asensio“, who has suffered a muscle strain in his right thigh, will remain under treatment for the next week,” the club said in a medical statement.
The goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, injured last week, “continues his treatment,” added PSG, which also has to deal with the long-term absences of Gonçalo Ramos (ankle), Lucas Hernández and Presnel Kimpembe.
“Injuries are part of football, but they are never a positive thing, and Marco’s (Asensio) injury is not serious. We are like a small family, we all suffer,” Luis Enrique said on Friday.
Asked about the lack of signings during the market, coupled with the long list of injuries, Luis Enrique He replied that he did not regret a possible lack of reinforcements.
“I think we’ll have an even better team next year, although I don’t know what players we’ll have. It’s a positive thought that I try to transmit to the club. This year we have a better team than last year,” said the Spaniard, adding that his job “is to be unfair.”
“I’m going to be unfair all season. I’d like to be very unfair to many of them. It means they are ready,” he stressed.
The Russian international Matvey Safonov He will start for the second time in the Parisian goal to make up for the absence of Donnarumma. And the absences of Ramos and Asensio will benefit Randal Kolo Muani, who could start on Saturday against Reims after his encouraging start on Wednesday against Girona (1-0).
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“It’s the shortest period we can have, with just two days between each game. The risk after the Champions League is there. We’re playing away against a good team, but we hope to know how to manage these circumstances,” explained the Spaniard.
Asked about the possibility of a strike by several players, including Rodri and Jules Koundédue to calendar overload, Luis Enrique He did not give a direct answer: “We are lucky that our league has two fewer teams, which means four fewer games. The French league is different. You have to adapt to the demands of the club. I don’t have much to say. We will have to adapt to the calendar.”
