- Title: Paris St Germain gear up to take on Galatasaray
- Date: 30th September 2019
- Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) (REUTERS) PARIS ST. GERMAIN COACH THOMAS TUCHEL ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE TUCHEL SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS ST. GERMAIN COACH THOMAS TUCHEL SAYING: "No, Edi (Edison Cavani) trained with us yesterday without (suffering) any pain but he was not comfortable in his mind with the movements but no pain. It means we need to be patient for a while." CAMERAMEN FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS ST. GERMAIN COACH THOMAS TUCHEL SAYING: "For tomorrow, if Neymar is not here, if Cavani is not here, Mauro's (situation) is not certain, yes, we are missing number 9. It means, yes, he (Mbappe) usually plays number 9 but as I said we want him to finish the game for us if he begins." CAMERAMEN FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS ST. GERMAIN COACH THOMAS TUCHEL SAYING:, "I think it is more difficult now as we are not playing at home. Galatasaray is playing at home and that is always an advantage. That is why it is more difficult to play here and now, we have to restart. It is no longer 3-0 (the score against Real Madrid) for us now." PHOTOGRAPHER FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS ST. GERMAIN DEFENDER THIAGO SILVA SAYING: "Whether the coach chooses him (Kimpembe) or me or somebody else, you have to do everything to stabilize the team. If you have a strong defence, physic and toughness, the team will play much easier. That is what we will try to do tomorrow." PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING VARIOUS OF PARIS ST. GERMAIN PLAYERS TRAINING (4 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF STRIKER, KYLIAN MBAPPE, DURING TRAINING (2 SHOTS) DEFENDER, LAYVIN KURZAWA, RECEIVING AND PASSING THE BALL A PLAYER'S BOOTS WINGER, ANGEL DI MARIA, JOGGING AMONGST TEAM MATES DI MARIA RECEIVING A PASS AND DRIBBLING WITH THE BALL VARIOUS OF MBAPPE (3 SHOTS) GOALKEEPER, KEYLOR NAVAS, DURING A TRAINING DRILL
- Embargoed: 14th October 2019 18:42
- Keywords: PSG Champions League Galatasaray
- Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001AYUN7LR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Paris St. Germain trained in Istanbul on Monday (September 30) ahead of Tuesday's (October 1) game against Galatasaray.
Paris St Germain coach Thomas Tuchel said he has not decided who will play number nine with Edison Cavani sidelined, Neymar suspended and Kylian Mbappe not ready to play 90 minutes.
"For tomorrow, if Neymar is not here, if Cavani is not here, Mauro's (situation) is not certain, yes, we are missing number 9. It means, yes, he (Mbappe) usually plays number 9 but as I said we want him to finish the game for us if he begins," Tuchel told a news conference.
Tuchel said Tuesday's game will be "more difficult" as Galatasaray has the advantage of playing at home.
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