Paris Saint-Germain face a defining fixture in the Ligue 1 title race when they host Lens on Saturday night.
Two PSG losses in their last five league games have opened the title hunt up again, with Lens being their closest competitors in second, sitting only six points behind.
Here’s what you need to know about the fixture.
PSG vs Lens H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Current Ligue 1 Form (Last Five Games)
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Country |
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United Kingdom |
BT Sport 3, BT Sport App, BTSport.com |
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United States |
beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
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Canada |
beIN Sports Canada, fuboTV Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, Fanatiz Canada |
PSG team news
Presnel Kimpembe, Nordi Mukiele and Neymar are all out for the rest of the season. Marco Verratti is still a few weeks away from returning from a hamstring problem, while Juan Bernat has an ankle injury and is expected back in May.
Fabian Ruiz could come in for Renato Sanches, who had to be substituted after just ten minutes into the Nice game with an adductor problem.
PSG have been hit by racism allegations against manager Christophe Galtier. The 56-year-old, who has denied the allegations, has been placed under protection.
PSG predicted lineup (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Marquinhos, Ramos, Pereira; Hakimi, Vitinha, Ruiz, Soler, Mendes; Messi, Mbappe.
Lens team news
Lens have won four Ligue 1 games in a row while dealing with some squad injuries. Julien Le Cardinal has a knee knock and won’t be back until early May, while fellow right back Jimmy Cabot is also out.
They’ll continue a three at the back formation with Lois Openda leading the line up front. Only five players in Ligue 1 – including Kylian Mbappe – have scored more league goals in France than the 23-year-old Belgium international.
Lens predicted lineup (3-4-3): Samba; Gradit, Danso, Medina; Sotoca, Samed, Fofana, Frankowski; Thomasson, Openda, Fulgini.
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It’s only been a few months since Paris Saint-Germain and Lens met for the first time this season. Lens ran out 3-1 winners on New Year’s Day in their second game back after the World Cup and will confident of securing a similar result against a PSG side in disarray.
Messi and Mbappe will feature from the off for the French champions but another slack performance will be punished by Lens if PSG don’t show up.
With so much off-field drama happening in France, it wouldn’t be surprising for a Lens side with a good recent record against PSG to claim all three points on Saturday night.
Prediction: PSG 1-2 Lens
Credit: 90min.com
