Is Vitinha playing for PSG against Bayern Munich today in Champions League semifinal first leg?

Just hours before one of the most exciting Champions League ties in recent years gets underway, PSG vs Bayern Munich, the Parisian club’s injury room has emptied.

Vitinha ready for Bayern test part I

Luis Enrique will be able to call on virtually his entire squad on Tuesday, including Vitinha, who had been a doubt until the last minute with a right heel injury suffered last week against Olympique Lyon.

The Portuguese midfielder has recovered well and optimism in Paris is total over his presence in the battle at the Parc des Princes. Vitinha missed PSG’s last two league games, against Nantes and Angers, both won comfortably by the reigning European champions, and his availability for the first leg against Bayern had been in doubt.

Vitinha is no longer feeling pain in his right heel, which had become inflamed after a heavy blow, but PSG wanted to rest one of its standard-bearers for fear of a setback. Although Luis Enrique had remained tight-lipped in his recent public appearances, saying that “nothing had changed regarding his injury,” the reality is very different. “Viti” will play if his coach wants him to, in a game in which the Portuguese midfielder is expected to be one of the key figures.

PSG reducing risks

On Saturday, after the game in Angers, Achraf Hakimi and Fabián Ruiz were taken off at halftime as a precaution. The Moroccan had some muscular discomfort, but it proved harmless. The Spaniard, starting for the first time since January, left the field to avoid taking risks and arrive in peak condition for the semifinal first leg against Bayern. PSG should have all of its starters available, and that is excellent news for Luis Enrique.

Predicted starting XIs

PSG: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, João Neves; Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia

Bayern Munich: Neuer; Stanišić, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlović; Olise, Musiala, Luis Díaz; Kane

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