French
champions Paris Saint-Germain have been hit by an injury crisis ahead of
their Champions League tie against Chelsea in Paris on Tuesday.
They not only saw four players break down but also threw away a 2-0 lead
over Caen as Saturday's match ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw.
It was the worst possible preparation for the French Ligue 1 champions who
host the Premier League pacesetters at the Parc des Princes in the first leg
of their last 16 match.
Former Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye, who limped off early on, coach
Laurent Blanc saw Brazilian defender Marquinhos, Ivory Coast international
Serge Aurier and Brazilian playmaker Lucas all suffer injuries.
Blanc said: "I'm no doctor but, concerning Cabaye and Lucas, it's a muscle
injury. For Marquinhos, it's the hamstring. For Aurier, the quadriceps.
"They all are muscle injuries. I need to see the seriousness of it all but,
for Tuesday's game, it's going to be very, very difficult to have them
back."
Blaise Matuidi was also taken off on the hour mark but Blanc added: "It's
more a knock so it's not as worrying. I substituted Blaise to be safe.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ezequiel Lavezzi had given PSG what appeared to be a
winning advantage after first half goals but Caen, who began the day four
points above the relegation zone, scored twice in the last two minutes to
snatch an unlikely point.
PSG stay third in LIgue 1 level on points with Marseille and one point
behind leaders Lyon.
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