PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi has revealed Andres Iniesta sees Marco Verratti as his successor.

PSG thrashed Iniesta's Barcelona in the Champions League last week.

Matuidi recalled to France Bleu: "A sentence I remember in the game? One can remember a phrase I said to Iniesta.

"When Marco Verratti was on the ground, I told him that he was his replacement. He said, 'Yes, that's what I think'.

"Iniesta is an extraordinary player, he arrives at a certain age, but he does very great things. He was just wounded and I know that on his return he will be in full possession of his means. And we're lucky to have his successor with Marco. That's what I said to him as a message."