PSG vs Barcelona: how PSG will curb Lamine Yamal without Nuno Mendes

Ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League showdown, PSG is looking to rein in Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona) with a “two-man” defensive plan, as L'Équipe outlines. The approach discussed inside the club—and reflected in press conferences—centres on tighter coordination in pressure and tracking so the winger doesn’t receive the ball in easy pockets of space.

In the build-up to the Barça match, the focus is also shaped by a clear constraint: PSG will have to do it without Nuno Mendes. That absence means the team must adjust who covers and how the marking works on Yamal’s side, with the objective of limiting how much he can influence the game.