Olympique Marseille vs PSG
Coupe de France
Eleventh Round
Wednesday
8th February 2023
Stade Velodrome
To his relief, Christophe Galtier has more options again for Paris Saint-Germain’s cup match against rivals Olympique Marseille. The trainer can appeal to Neymar and Sergio Ramos, but at the same time also wants to give the teenagers in the selection opportunities.
Neymar is part of the match selection for the round of 16 match of the Coupe de France tournament. The 31-year-old Brazilian is ready for his return after missing the past two league games. Ramos also joins again after he fell out with a thigh injury in the away match against Montpellier on February 1.
Due to personnel problems, there was room for talents at PSG to take a step forward in the past week. One of the teenagers who stood out was Warren Zaire-Emery, the 16-year-old midfielder who scored his first goal in Ligue 1 against Montpellier. Galtier saw that the top talent quickly recovered after making an expensive mistake in the home game with Stade Reims (1-1). “I thought it was important that he was given another chance as soon as possible. He is a very smart, alert player, who has the personality to take the initiative. With his goal against Montpellier, many others would probably have opted for a pass, but he showed guts and scored. He is already very close to the level of our other midfielders’, Galtier praised on Tuesday.
The coach showed that he would not be reluctant to give chances to the youth. In his eyes, Zaire-Emery and El Chadaille Bitshiabu (17) are ready to play against Marseille, which is second in Ligue 1. “Yes, of course he is ready to start!” Galtier said with conviction about Bitshiabu. The trainer thought the young center defender was one of the best players on the field in the home game against Toulouse on Saturday. “You don’t think he’s only seventeen years old,” said Galtier.
Olympique Marseille vs PSG: Odds
Double chance for Olympique Marseille @ 1.79 odds.
Under 2.75 goals (Full time) @ 2.00 odds.
Correct score at half time : 0-0 @ 3.40 odds.
