Le Havre Vs Psg: Official lineups, Luis Enrique’s warning and Gourna-Douath’s stance
The lineups are out for le havre vs psg, slated for Saturday at 21h05 in the 24ème journée de Ligue 1, and the match arrives with Paris coming off a hard-fought Champions League qualification and questions about player readiness.
Le Havre Vs Psg — official lineups
Le Havre set up in a 5-3-2 with Diaw in goal. The defense will be Seko, Pembélé, Zagadou, Lloris and Zouaoui; the midfield trio is Ebonog, Gourna-Douath and Ndiaye; Boufal and Soumaré lead the attack.
Paris Saint-Germain lines up in a 4-3-3 with Safonov as goalkeeper. The Paris back four is Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho and Hernandez. Vitinha pairs with Dro and Zaïre-Emery in midfield, and the front three will be Kvaratskhelia, Lee and Barcola.
Luis Enrique on fatigue, injuries and his goalkeeper choice
Luis Enrique spoke at a Friday midday conference two days after PSG’s laborious qualification to the Champions League round of 16 and ahead of the trip. He opened with a light moment, inviting his psychologist Joaquín Valdes on stage and quipping, « Tous les jours, je travaille plus que vous. Vous êtes très contents. Moi un peu moins ».
He issued a stark assessment of squad fitness: « C'est impossible d'avoir tous les joueurs prêts cette année. C'est impossible. On paye le prix de ce qu'on a fait l'an dernier. Les joueurs ne sont pas des machines. La dernière saison a conditionné celle-ci (... ) On n'a jamais joué avec les dix joueurs de la finale de Ligue des champions ». Enrique also noted that PSG sit 5 points fewer than last year at the same stage of the season and called Fabian Ruiz’s absence “a real problem. ”
On the goalkeeper slot, he confirmed Matveï Safonov as the current No. 1, praising him as a modern keeper with the technical and mental qualities to fit PSG’s game and saying he wants all three of his goalkeepers ready to help the team.
Gourna-Douath keeps his loyalties private and takes responsibility
Le Havre’s midfield option Lucas Gourna-Douath, who returned to France this winter after a spell in Austria, was blunt in front of the media before the match. On any Paris allegiance he said, « Moi, personnellement, je n’ai jamais été pour Paris. » When pressed on which club he supports he declined: « Je ne peux pas le dire. Ça va me faire des problèmes. »
The 22-year-old, on loan at Le Havre, also addressed the team’s recent form and the defeat at Nantes, a 0-2 loss he said the players must own: « En tant que joueur, on prend la responsabilité de ce match-là. » He described the group as determined and “revanchard, ” adding realism about preparation: « Est-ce qu’on a assez travaillé ? Oui. Est-ce qu’on a bien travaillé ? Je ne sais pas. »
The match remains scheduled for Saturday at 21h05 as part of the 24ème journée de Ligue 1; the teams will face each other on the pitch with the announced starting XIs and the next confirmed event on the calendar is that fixture.
