Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be rested for Paris St Germain's Champions League Group C trip to Benfica on Tuesday, said coach Laurent Blanc.
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"He has been playing a lot ... so I can already tell you that he is not going to Lisbon," coach Laurent Blanc told a news conference after Saturday's home 5-0 Ligue 1 victory over Sochaux.
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Sweden striker Ibrahimovic scored twice and set up two more goals against Sochaux.
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PSG are already certain to finish first in Group C and also top the Ligue 1 table with 40 points from 17 games.
This is very neccessary. The game against Benfica is less crucial one so he can just take a sit.
Zlatan has to be left in the bench then it is just that. They qualified already so the coach can bring in fresh legs.
Ibrahimovic is definately not needed in that game. Let them rest him ahead of the UCL Round of 16