Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique could be missing approximately half of his strongest XI when the Champions League holders face Barcelona in Wednesday's league phase main event.

Les Parisiens were already without Ballon d'Or winner Desire Doue (calf), Joao Neves (hamstring), Fabian Ruiz (muscle) and captain Marquinhos (thigh) for their 2-0 win over Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Saturday, where Enrique sustained two fresh concerns to another two cornerstones of his team.

Vitinha had to be withdrawn in the 33rd minute of the match with an unexplained issue, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was brought off during the break with a suspected hamstring problem, one that is expected to rule him out of this crunch clash.

There is more optimism surrounding Vitinha's availab

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