Thomas Tuchel, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, has two 'luxury reinforcements this Tuesday in the Champions semi-final against Leipzig: Angel Di María, after serving a sanction, and Kylian Mbappé, after a supersonic recovery from an injury and already He reappeared entering the second half against Atalanta (2-1 win for the Parisians). Mauro Icardi sees his position in the starting eleven in danger.
Neymar would have Mbappé and Di María as companions against the Germans. The young French star suffered a sprained ankle on July 24, but returned just in time for this final phase of the Champions League. He came into play during the last half hour against Bergamo when his team was behind on the scoreboard.
Mbappé gave a perfect assist to Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting for the winning goal in added time (93 '). “Don't talk to me about pain! A big thank you to the medical staff for helping me recover, “joked the attacker on Twitter, just after the game against Atalanta. Tuchel said on Saturday that Mbappé is fine for the semifinals. Ready to return to the starting eleven.
Di María won in Da Luz, where the semifinal will be played against Leipzig, his only Champions League, against Real Madrid against Atlético, in 2014. Since then, he has chained European disappointments and with the Argentine team three lost finals (those of the 2014 World Cup and those of Copa América 2015 and 2016).