After a dramatic Trophée des Champions triumph against Marseille in Kuwait, Paris Saint-Germain will face city rivals Paris FC in the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France at the Parc des Prince. Eight days ago, Luis Enrique and his team secured a narrow 2-1 home win against PFC in Ligue 1 to remain one points behind RC Lens in the table.
For their second game against Paris FC, Luis Enrique will have to do without six players as he will have only 19 players at his disposal for this Coupe de France tie against their rivals. Therefore, the Spaniard will not be able to heavily rotate his squad.
Here is Les Parisiens' predicted starting XI against Paris FC in the Coupe de France.
PSG Predicted Lineup vs. Paris FC (4-3-3)
GK: Renato Marin - The Italian goalkeeper should be the one starting for PSG between the posts. After his good performance against Vendée Fontenay in the last round of the competition. Meanwhile, Lucas Chevalier will be rested after his remarkable performance in the Trophée des Champions.
RB: Warren Zaire-Emery - Without any other options, Warren Zaire-Emery should be the one starting for PSG against Paris FC.
CB: Illia Zabarnyi - The Ukraine international is set to start next to Lucas Beraldo for this cup tie against Paris FC while Marquinhos and Pacho are rested.
CB: Lucas Beraldo - The Brazilian who could leave the club this winter should be the one partnering Zabarnyi in this upcoming Coupe de France game.
LB: Nuno Mendes - With Lucas Hernandez set to miss the game through illness, the Portuguese star will be the one starting against Paris FC in their second clash in eight days.
CDM: Joao Neves - While Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz are rested, Neves should be the one sitting deeper in PSG's midfield against PFC.
CM: Senny Mayulu - The PSG Academy graduate is set to play against Paris FC in the Coupe de France and will be expected to deliver a good performance.
CM: Désiré Doué - The French international should start this game in the midfield alongside Joao Neves and Senny Mayulu.
RW: Bradley Barcola - Despite all the rumours surrounding him at the moment, Bradley Barcola still managed to be impactful from the bench in the Trophée des Champions with an assist to Ramos.
LW: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - The Georgian is slowly coming back to his best form since the start of the new year, he will play a key role in this upcoming game against their city rivals.
ST: Gonçalo Ramos - The Portuguese striker is one of the heroes of their Trophée des Champions triumph over Marseille. After scoring 10 goals in just nine starts this season, he should be the one starting against Paris FC, giving him another opportunity to shine with the European Champions.