Resting or making a point? Dembele to be dropped to bench for Monaco tie

What is more important, the Ligue 1 derby or the Champions League do-or-die clash? In the case of Paris Saint-Germain – it’s both. Therefore, PSG boss Luis Enrique is expected to rotate his squad a bit on Friday night against AS Monaco in the domestic derby just a few days ahead of their UCL tie against Real Sociedad on Tuesday.Below-par Mbappe is taken off as a last-second penalty save PSGAccording to French media, one player who will probably be dropped to the bench is Ousmane Dembele, who could lose his place in the starting XI to Kang-in Lee. The South Korean international could play on the right-hand side of a front three that is highly likely to feature Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola. Dembele will be joined on the bench by Randal Kolo Muani and Goncalo Ramos, who have been used by Luis Enrique as substitutes most of the time. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7918312##And while there’s no guarantee in the case of Dembele it’s resting that is the reason for his absence, club captain Marquinhos will be rested for the Real Sociedad tie. The Brazilian suffered a calf injury against FC Nantes and missed last weekend’s draw against Stade Rennais. He is now in a race to be fit for Tuesday. Against Monaco, he will be replaced by Lucas Beraldo. LIGUE 1Friday 23.00: (3.40) Monaco (3.50) PSG (2.10)Saturday 19.00: (2.75) Reims (3.20) Lille (2.65)23.00: (4.10) Clermont (3.50) Olympique Marseille (1.90)Sunday 15.00: (3.40) Toulouse (3.30) Nice (2.35)17.00: (1.63) Brest (3.80) Le Havre (5.70)17.00: (2.10) Montpellier (3.40) Strasbourg (3.60)17.00: (1.85) Nantes (3.45) Metz (4.50)19.05: (1.45) Rennes (4.70) Lorient (8.00)***odds are subject to change

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