Comedy of PSG substitutions: one injured instead of another. It also had to be changed after 10 minutes

Marquinhos 🔜 Mukiele 🔜 Bitshiabu.

PSG came to Munich to win back a one-goal deficit from Bayern, but surprised only with unusual substitutions. How often have you seen a player who came on as a substitute in the first half be substituted at half-time? But Christophe Galtier did just that.

🔄 In the 35th minute, PSG captain Marquinhos was injured – Nordi Mukiele appeared instead.

The Brazilian centre-back was injured over the weekend against Nantes, where he was substituted in the 30th minute. Marquinhos had problems with his ribs, so in Paris they were worried about the condition of the main player, especially given other injuries in the center of defense (for example, the departure of Presnel Kimpembe).

Get French Football News reported that Marquinhos will play through pain. And already at the warm-up before the match, the Brazilian began to have some problems, he went to the locker room. Then, among the trainees, he was replaced just by Mukiele. And yet, it was Marquinhos who came out at the base.

As it turned out, in vain.

🔄 Mukiele played until the break, but did not go to the second half – 17-year-old El Shadai Bitshiabu appeared.

You will be surprised, but Mukiele also got injured in the match against Nantes. The French defender injured a tendon. It was believed that he could miss the game in Munich. But the doctors eventually gave the green light to Nordi’s participation.

As it turned out, also in vain. Mukiele is only the second PSG player to come on as a substitute in a Champions League match and be substituted back. Ezequiel Lavessi was the first in 2012 – Carlo Ancelotti released him against Porto in the 73rd minute, and replaced him in the 80th. It is believed that due to injury, but the Argentine, leaving, violently threw water on the ground. Perhaps out of frustration. Perhaps because of resentment towards the coach.

El-Shadai Bitxiabu, who came third to close the center of defense, is a student of the PSG academy, he has had eight matches this season (two at the start, including a loss to Monaco), but before that, not one in the Champions League . The debut came out strange, already with a young defender, the Parisians missed twice and flew out.