Champions League: Nuno Mendes out against Barça, Marquinhos returns
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 24heureinfo
Paris Saint-Germain’s Portuguese full-back Nuno Mendes will miss the Champions League match against FC Barcelona with a left thigh injury. Marquinhos, Senny Mayulu and Quentin Ndjantou are available for the fixture on 20 October 2026, according to 24heureinfo.
Paris Saint-Germain will be without Nuno Mendes, who has a left thigh injury, when they host FC Barcelona at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday 20 October 2026 for the third matchday of the Champions League. However, PSG coach Luis Enrique welcomes back Marquinhos, Senny Mayulu and Quentin Ndjantou, according to 24heureinfo.
Marquinhos, PSG’s defender and captain, returns to the squad after missing the previous match against Strasbourg. These returns give Luis Enrique more options, although he will also have to manage without Alessandro Longoni, who is unavailable through injury.
Nuno Mendes’s absence is particularly significant for the Paris side’s left flank against Barcelona’s attacks. The Spanish coach’s choices will determine the starting line-up tasked with containing a Catalan side expected to feature in one of the key matches of the third matchday.
This report adds to the preview of PSG-Barcelona and Bayern-Arsenal, published on 20 October, after the announcement the previous day that PSG would host Barça in an earlier report.
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