Lille goals for a spot within the Champions League group stage as they head to Parc des Princes to face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) this Saturday.
Final Friday, PSG prolonged their lead on the prime to eight factors by beating Strasbourg 2-1, whereas Lille climbed to fourth after a 4-0 win towards Clermont.
Match preview
After a short hiccup with a 2-2 draw towards Brest final month, PSG acquired again to profitable type, pushing their unbeaten streak to fifteen video games.
They’re only one recreation wanting their longest unbeaten run from final season and haven’t misplaced of their final seven dwelling video games.
Regardless of main the desk, PSG may have had a much bigger lead, having dropped six factors from main positions within the latter half of this season.
They’ve struggled to win two of their 4 video games proper earlier than the primary leg of the Champions League’s final 16, with a match towards Actual Sociedad arising subsequent Wednesday.
PSG has saved eight clear sheets in 20 league video games, matching their greatest defensive file since being purchased by Qatar Sports activities Investments.
Since their 1-1 draw with Lille in December, PSG has scored a number of targets in eight consecutive video games throughout all competitions.
Lille too has been scoring freely, with 21 targets of their six video games this 12 months, exhibiting sharpness upfront and tight protection, conceding solely as soon as of their final six video games.
Paulo Fonseca’s crew has solely misplaced twice of their final 14 away video games, together with a current 2-1 loss to Lyon within the Coupe de France.
Lille has managed three consecutive clear sheets in Ligue 1 3 times this season however hasn’t surpassed that streak since 2022.
With 35 factors after 20 video games, Lille is barely forward of final season’s tempo and simply behind Brest for a Champions League spot, tied with Monaco on objective distinction for the qualifying stage.
Lille has misplaced their final two league visits to Parc des Princes, conceding six targets in whole, with their final win there in April 2020 throughout their league-winning season.
Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 type: W D W W D W
Paris Saint-Germain type (all competitions): W W W D W W
Lille Ligue 1 type: D D L W D W
Lille type (all competitions): W W W D W L
Workforce Information
Alexandre Letellier is uncertain for PSG as a consequence of sickness, whereas Nuno Mendes and Layvin Kurzawa are sidelined with accidents.
Presnel Kimpembe is out with an Achilles subject, Milan Skriniar could return from ankle hassle, and Sergio Rico is unavailable as a consequence of a head damage.
Kylian Mbappe leads the goal-scoring charts, with Marco Asensio additionally contributing considerably final weekend.
For Lille, Bafode Diakite and Samuel Umtiti are injured, and Ivan Cavaleiro is predicted again quickly from a groin subject.
Fonseca made a single change final weekend, with Nabil Bentaleb changing the suspended Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Jonathan David has been in tremendous type, scoring 4 targets in his final two league video games, with Benjamin Andre and Edon Zhegrova additionally contributing to their current win.
Paris Saint-Germain doable beginning lineup:
Donnarumma;
Soler, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Hernandez;
Ruiz, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery;
Dembele, Mbappe, Kolo Muani
Lille doable beginning lineup:
Chevalier;
Santos, Yoro, Alexsandro, Ismaily;
Bentaleb, Andre;
Zhegrova, Yazici, Cabella;
David
Prediction: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Lille
Though Lille has been robust defensively, PSG’s assault, led by Mbappe and supported by others, could be an excessive amount of for Lille to comprise for your complete recreation.