Ousmane Dembele and Nuno Mendes return for Paris Saint-Germain’s Manchester City trip
Ousmane Dembele and Nuno Mendes have returned to the Paris Saint-Germain squad for Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Manchester City.
Paris Saint-Germain travel to the Etihad Stadium for the league-phase fixture, which kicks off at 22:00 on Wednesday. Both players were left out of the team’s latest league match against Le Mans as they were rested following the international break.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has named the following squad:
Goalkeepers: Lucas Chevalier, Matvey Safonov, Adam Mouaq
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Marquinhos, Illia Zabarnyi, William Pacho, Lucas Hernandez, Lucas Digne, Nuno Mendes
Midfielders: Fabian Ruiz, Drew Fernandes, Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves, Maghnes Akliouche, Mika Godts
Forwards: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue, Ferran Torres, Ousmane Dembele, Quentin Ndjantou
Paris Saint-Germain began their league-phase campaign with a 6-1 victory over Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava.
Manchester City also opened with a win, beating Portuguese club Porto 2-0 away from home.
Paris Saint-Germain are the holders of the Champions League, having won the competition in each of the previous two editions.
Paris Saint-Germain’s league-phase fixtures
Paris Saint-Germain will face Barcelona and Roma at home, while their away matches are against Aston Villa, Villarreal and Como. They will also host Galatasaray.
Manchester City’s league-phase fixtures
Manchester City will travel to Barcelona, RB Leipzig and Lens during the league phase. Their home fixtures are against Sporting Lisbon, Napoli and AEK Athens.
