Paris: Paris Saint-Germain "will likely have a full squad available" for the Ligue 1 match this weekend against Lille, manager Laurent Blanc confirmed on Friday.
Midfielders Marco Verratti and Javier Pastore, who have both missed PSG's last three games, may return from injury, as could defender Gregory van der Wiel who has been out for three weeks with appendicitis.
It is the perfect tonic for Blanc ahead of a busy run of fixtures starting with the visit of Lille to the Parc des Princes on Saturday, before the Champions League last 16, first leg tie with Chelsea in the French capital on Tuesday.
"The closer we get to the big match (on Tuesday against Chelsea), the less injuries we have," Blanc said in a press conference on Friday.
"This afternoon there is the possibility that we will have a full squad to choose from.
"I will wait to decide the squad and hopefully by the time of the game (on Saturday evening) we will have everyone available, and if they are then that can only be good for Lille and for Tuesday."
Pastore has been riddled with calf problems this term, making only seven starts in the league.
"We are very upset about this (Pastore's injuries), but I hope that now his pain is really over. He has done everything he can to come back," added Blanc.
50-year-old Blanc, who signed a contract extension at the defending French champions on Thursday, said that the future of defender Marquinhos remains up in the air.
The French coach said that "a decision will be made late in the season" about Marquinhos, and "that it is difficult to keep him in a substitute role forever".
AFP
