Reports had tipped the former England captain to be handed an opportunity, but coach Carlo Ancelotti has opted to give Thiago Motta, Blaise Matuidi and Clement Chantome the three midfield roles.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Mathieu with Victor Ruiz will begin the match as centre-backs for the visiting Spaniards, who trail 2-1 from the opening leg.

PSG: Sirigu; Jallet, Alex, Silva, Maxwell; Matuidi, Motta, Chantome; Lucas, Pastore; Lavezzi

Valencia: Guaita; Barragan, Ruiz, Mathieu, Cissokho; Albelda, T Costa; Feghouli, Parejo, Jonas; Soldado

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C	Paris Saint-Germain PSG	31	20	10	1	76	29	47	70
2	Monaco Monaco	31	17	7	7	58	41	17	58
3	Brest	31	16	8	7	49	33	16	56
4	Lille	31	15	10	6	45	27	18	55
5	Nice	31	14	9	8	36	25	11	51
6	Lens	31	13	7	11	40	34	6	46
7	Marseille	31	11	11	9	47	38	9	44
8	Lyon	31	13	5	13	42	51	-9	44
9	Rennes	31	11	9	11	48	41	7	42
10	Toulouse	31	10	10	11	38	40	-2	40
11	Reims	31	11	7	13	38	45	-7	40
12	Montpellier HSC Montpellier	31	9	11	11	39	43	-4	37
13	Strasbourg Strasbourg	31	9	9	13	34	44	-10	36
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16	Metz	31	8	5	18	32	51	-19	29
17	Lorient	31	6	8	17	37	61	-24	26
18	Clermont	31	5	10	16	25	50	-25	25

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