Akliouche and Eric Garcia face tests before PSG host Barcelona in top-two clash

Paris Saint-Germain winger Maghnes Akliouche and Barcelona defender Eric Garcia will have tests on Sunday after getting hurt in Saturday's league wins, three days before the top two in the Champions League table meet at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday (21:00 Paris time).

Both clubs have six points from two games. Holders and two-time European champions PSG lead the league phase on goals scored after beating Slovan Bratislava 6-1 and winning 4-2 at Manchester City. Barcelona, second, beat Feyenoord 5-1 and won 4-1 at Galatasaray.

PSG: precaution for Nuno Mendes, Akliouche the bigger worry

PSG coach Luis Enrique rotated his side at Strasbourg, and his substitutes turned the game: forward Ousmane Dembélé came on, missed a penalty and was then involved in all three goals of a 3-1 win. PSG finished with nine men, having already used all their changes when Nuno Mendes and Akliouche went off.

Mendes, on since the 53rd minute, felt a problem in a thigh. "He felt a little something, we decided not to take any risks. I don't know if you can call it an injury," Luis Enrique said. "Tomorrow will be the time to assess the situation." Le Parisien reports the club is not worried about the Portugal left-back. Akliouche is more of a concern: he was left limping after an 89th-minute tackle on his left ankle by Strasbourg's Jeyland Mitchell.

Barcelona: Eric Garcia and Gerard Martín hurt in Seville

Barcelona won 5-2 at Real Betis for a ninth win in nine LaLiga games, and have won every match they have played this season. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring with a curling shot into the top corner and set up Gabriel Jesus for the third.

Centre-back Gerard Martín was taken off at half-time as a precaution with a left-ankle problem. His replacement, Eric Garcia, scored Barcelona's fourth goal, then went off late on with pain in his right thigh; according to the Barcelona daily Sport, he was coach Hansi Flick's preferred right-back for big games. Flick also listed full-back Jules Koundé among the players carrying knocks, and Gabriel Jesus went off limping, according to La Vanguardia.

"We don't know what will happen with Eric, Koundé has small problems, Gerard too, we'll have to see. We have two more days and we'll see what happens on Tuesday. We have to wait for the medical results," Flick said, adding that Eric Garcia himself thinks it is only a knock. Cadena SER says Koundé and Gerard Martín could make the trip to Paris, while Eric Garcia's place is up in the air.

There was better news elsewhere. Raphinha came off the bench for his first appearance since injuring his right thigh with Brazil, and Frenkie de Jong, out since tearing a knee ligament at the World Cup, travelled with the squad for the first time this season, without playing. Barcelona have conceded in each of their last 17 Champions League matches, Mundo Deportivo notes, and face Real Madrid in the Clásico on Sunday 25 October.