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Zlatan Ibrahimovic red card nonsense

Valencia coach Ernesto Valverde has no significant injury worries ahead of the visit of Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain to the Mestalla on Tuesday evening. The likes of Joao Pereira, Victor Ruiz and Diego Alves should return to the starting lineup, having been named among the substitutes for the 1-0 win over Celta Vigo at the weekend. Of the players who featured in Valencia's last meeting with PSG in the Emirates Cup back in 2007 in London, only David Albelda and Mamadou Sakho remain - though the latter is the only one of the pair expected to start. Sakho's defensive partner Thiago Silva is out, as is namesake Thiago Motta with the pair nursing thigh injuries, though the Brazilian missed out the last couple of games through suspension. Blaise Matuidi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Christophe Jallet and Ezequiel Lavezzi were all on the bench in Friday's 3-1 win over Bastia, and all should return to the starting 11. David Beckham will travel to the Mestalla to watch his new teammates in action, but has not been included in the squad. His first fixture is likely to be in the Clasico double-header against Olympique de Marseille in two weeks.