Overview
- PSG announced on Sunday that Nuno Mendes has a thigh muscle lesion that will keep him out for several weeks and rule him out of Tuesday’s match at the Parc des Princes.
- Barcelona issued a medical update on Sunday saying Eric Garcia will miss around three to four weeks with a right-thigh muscle injury and that Jules Koundé is absent for the Paris game while Gerard Martin remains uncertain.
- With Mendes unavailable, PSG must decide whether to start Lucas Digne or use a defensive alternative such as Lucas Hernandez or redeploy Warren Zaïre-Emery to left-back.
- Barça faces the prospect of using non-traditional defensive options if Martin cannot play, with reports highlighting the possibility of Frenkie de Jong or Rodri covering centrally or João Cancelo shifting back to right-back.
- The absences sharpen the key matchup on Barcelona’s left, where Lamine Yamal’s form makes Paris’s left-side choice decisive, and the tight schedule ahead could force further rotation for both clubs.