Paris Saint-Germain have named their travelling squad to face Arsenal in the Champions League.
Mikel Arteta’s squad will welcome PSG to the Emirates in a blockbuster affair between the two clubs on only the second match day of the tournament.
Given the new layout of the Champions League, higher calibre opponents are being faced earlier in some instances than the expected meetings later in the competition.
Arsenal will be eager to beat PSG to get their first three points on the board after recording a 0-0 draw with Atalanta to kick things off.
PSG facing injury crisis ahead of Arsenal fixture
Luis Enrique’s side reached the final four of the Champions League last season, being denied a spot in the final at Wembley by Borussia Dortmund.
The Ligue 1 leaders must not be underestimated as they arrive at the Emirates on Tuesday night, although, there is one major concern coming from the Parisian’s camp.
PSG named the travelling squad ahead of the fixture however, there remain as many as five injury doubts, as well as one confirmed absence.
Star player Ousmane Dembele will not feature due to an argument with Enrique, with the Frenchman not named on the list of travelling players by the club.
Aside from the confirmed absence of Dembele, there remain five possible doubts for PSG as a result of injury.
The Ligue 1 leaders faced Rennes most recently, where a handful of absences were noticed, leading to Enrique naming only two senior players on the bench.
Amongst those missing were first-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (muscle injury), Marco Asensio (thigh), Vitinha (foot), Nuno Mendes (illness) and Desire Doue (ankle).
While each player has been named in the squad ahead of the Arsenal clash, there remains no guarantee whether they will feature at the Emirates.
Arsenal team news to play PSG in the Champions League
While Enrique faces some uncertainty over a handful of his players, Arteta is expected to have those who featured against Leicester City available.
Riccardo Calafiori and Ben White are in contention after being doubts although, Arteta did confirm that Arsenal have no ‘big’ injury news ahead of PSG.
By assumption, such update would rule out Oleksandr Zinchenko, Mikel Merino, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Martin Odegaard.
Both managers have doubts, but will both expectedly keep their cards close to their chests, with the talking to be done on the pitch on Tuesday night at the Emirates.
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