Désiré Doué and Fabian Ruiz Set PSG Up for Bayern Clash

désiré doué is in PSG’s build-up because Fabian Ruiz should start in midfield against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Spaniard’s return adds another option for Luis Enrique in a second leg that starts with PSG protecting a 5-4 first-leg edge.

Fabian Ruiz and Bayern Munich

Ruiz had been out for 16 PSG matches with a knee injury before recently returning, and Luis Enrique has already given him playing time in PSG’s last three matches. That run back into the lineup points to a player who is being eased forward rather than rushed, just in time for the club’s biggest European night of the season.

The midfielder had also been the subject of debate in France, where some suggested he was holding back his comeback with the World Cup in mind. AS pushed back on that version on Wednesday, saying Ruiz did not put his national team ahead of Paris and that his aim had always been to recover before the end of the season to help Luis Enrique and his teammates.

Achraf Hakimi and Warren Zaïre-Emery

PSG still have a notable absence to cover on the right side. Achraf Hakimi was injured in the first leg and will normally be replaced by Warren Zaïre-Emery, who already filled that role when Hakimi was at the Africa Cup of Nations.

That leaves PSG with a lineup decision at one end of the pitch and a familiar emergency solution at the other. Ruiz’s expected start gives the team a player who has already been reintroduced through the last three matches, while Zaïre-Emery’s shift offers continuity in a game that arrives with a one-goal cushion and no room for a slow start.