Paris St-Germain will rest captain Thiago Silva for their final Champions League Group A game against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.

The French champions have already reached the last 16 and will finish second behind Real Madrid in the table.

"Thiago Silva has played a lot, and well, recently so he deserves a rest," said boss Laurent Blanc.

Blanc said he would make late decisions about several other players for the match.

"We have a lot of players with minor knocks - Gregory van der Wiel, Marco Verratti, Thiago Motta notably," added Blanc.

Verratti, however, is highly likely be left out.

"He's not really ready and he has two yellow cards, meaning that if he picks up one tomorrow he'll be suspended for the last-16 first leg," said Blanc.

PSG, who have never won the Champions League, are 15 points clear at the top of Ligue 1.

Shakhtar Donetsk, who lost 3-0 to PSG in Ukraine in September, are competing with Malmo for third spot and a Europa League place.