The Catalan press is concerned about the physical freshness of PSG's stars

What Maresca says

According to Foot Mercato, Enzo Maresca believes that PSG enjoys an advantage. Luis Enrique can rest his stars in the league before European matches. The media outlet adds that these comments sparked strong reactions in both England and France. Foot Mercato also specifies that an increasing number of observers across Europe share this assessment.

The figures put forward by Sport

Foot Mercato relies on the Catalan newspaper Sport, which estimates that Ousmane Dembélé's rest days pose a danger to Barça. Still according to this account, Dembélé has played only 238 minutes out of a possible 630 in the league, or 37%. He played 27 minutes against Strasbourg on Saturday. Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are at around 56% and 59% of playing time.

On the Barcelona side, Sport indicates that Lamine Yamal has played 91.5% of possible minutes in La Liga, compared to 80% for Raphinha. Foot Mercato concludes that many Catalans fear a difference in freshness in a match that promises to be balanced.

Tuesday's match

The match will be played on Tuesday at 9 p.m. at the Parc des Princes, for the third matchday of the Champions League group stage. RMC Sport presents this fixture as a meeting between two co-leaders of the league phase.

In a long interview with L'Équipe, Catalan president Joan Laporta discussed his relationship with the Parisian club and its president, Nasser al-Khelaïfi. The content of his responses is not included in the available information.