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PSG to be without Thiago Motta, Lucas Moura against Anderlecht

PARIS -- Aside from Thiago Motta and Lucas Moura, Paris Saint-Germain will be at full-strength for the visit of RSC Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday after coach Unai Emery named his 18-man squad for the encounter at Parc des Princes.

Despite the absences of Motta, Lucas and Christopher Nkunku, Neymar will be back after serving a one-match domestic suspension last week.

Motta, 35, has a knee problem and is expected to miss at least the next few weeks, so was logically absent from training at Camp des Loges on Monday.

However, Lucas, 25, trained with his teammates before he was left out of the group, as did 19-year-old youth academy graduate Nkunku.

Hatem Ben Arfa trained with the squad even though he is ineligible for the group stage matches after being left unregistered by Emery.

Neymar is back after he served his one-match ban for his dismissal in the 2-2 draw away at Marseille in Le Classique recently and Kylian Mbappe, who could find himself a substitute against Anderlecht on Tuesday after a recent dip in form, is also part of the squad.

Alec Georgen, Antoine Bernede and Moussa Diaby are all available for Youth League duty, so have been left out of the senior party.