PSG’s winning run has reached the point where the bigger question is no longer whether they can keep collecting results, but how Luis Enrique chooses to manage the workload that comes with them. Against Troyes at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, that balance looks set to matter again, with Achraf Hakimi expected to be rested and Ferran Torres set to start through the middle.
That is not a minor selection note. PSG are top of Ligue 1, have won 11 straight matches in all competitions and arrive after a 6-0 midweek victory at Villarreal in the Champions League. In the league, the sequence has already included wins over Brest, Marseille, Le Mans, Strasbourg, Lyon and Le Havre, which has given Luis Enrique enough cushion to think about rotation without changing the basic competitive picture.
The likely reshuffle also reflects the nature of the opponent. Troyes come to Paris as the reigning Ligue 2 champions, but they have already shown enough resilience to stay alive in the top flight. After five straight defeats from early September to mid-October, they steadied themselves with a 0-0 draw at Toulouse before beating Le Mans 2-0 and moving out of the relegation zone. For a side that is expected to defend deeply, PSG’s task is less about surviving pressure and more about breaking down a compact block without losing rhythm.
What PSG’s rotation says
Resting Hakimi fits the larger pattern of a team trying to stay sharp over a long run rather than forcing the same XI through every fixture. PSG have enough depth to adjust without abandoning their identity, and the reported decision to start Ferran Torres through the middle suggests Luis Enrique wants freshness in attack while still keeping the structure intact. That matters because the current run has not been built on one-off brilliance alone; it has come from control, consistency and the ability to keep producing in different settings.
There are also absences to factor in. PSG will be without Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Illia Zabarnyi, Willian Pacho and Lucas Digne for this match, which makes squad management even more important. In that sense, Saturday is not just about extending a streak. It is about showing that PSG can keep winning while asking different players to carry the load.
The concern, as ever with a match like this, is whether rotation slows the momentum that has made PSG so hard to stop. But the numbers and the standings still point in the same direction: PSG are the superior side, they are at home, and they have already shown they can win in multiple ways. If they handle Troyes properly, the story will not just be another three points. It will be another reminder that this version of PSG is trying to build a season around control as much as quality.
