PSG predicted starting XI for Saturday's Coupe de France final against Lyon

PSG is set to play against Lyon in the Coupe de France final tomorrow evening, with Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele likely to be in the starting lineup.
PSG is set to play against Lyon in the Coupe de France final tomorrow evening, with Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele likely to be in the starting lineup. / Xavier Laine/GettyImages
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Tomorrow evening PSG faces Lyon in the Coupe de France final. Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele are expected to start.

For their last match of the season, PSG takes on Lyon in the Coupe de France final tomorrow evening in Lille. This Friday evening, on the Decathlon Arena pitch, PSG players trained for the last time.

As reported by Le Parisien, all called-up players participated normally in the session. Regarding hints about tomorrow's lineup, Luis Enrique has kept things vague.

"Kylian Mbappe was on Bradley Barcola's team, along with Achraf Hakimi, Marco Asensio, and Danilo. On the opposite side, there were Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha, and Marquinhos among others."

But the Parisian media explains that one can expect PSG to field their best players against Lyon tomorrow night. In goal, after giving way to Arnau Tenas against Toulouse and Nice, then Keylor Navas against Metz, Gianluigi Donnarumma is expected to reclaim his position.

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PSG predicted starting XI for Coupe de France final against Lyon

He would be protected by a quartet consisting of Achraf Hakimi on the right flank, Nuno Mendes on the left flank, and a 100% Brazilian central defense with Marquinhos and Lucas Beraldo.

In midfield, it should be a classic trio with Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, and Fabian Ruiz. Finally, upfront, as announced by Luis Enrique in the press conference, Kylian Mbappe is expected to start up front for his last match with PSG. He would be paired with Ousmane Dembele, who hasn't played in the last two matches, and Bradley Barcola, who will face his former club.

PSG's probable starting XI according to Le Parisien: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Beraldo, Mendes – Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz – Dembele, Mbappe, Barcola.

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