PSG (2nd, 39 pts) hosts Lille (4th, 32 pts) this Friday at 9 PM at the Parc des Princes for the 18th matchday of Ligue 1, in a very particular context. Both teams are coming off a knockout in the Coupe de France and are looking for an immediate reaction.
Paris needs to bounce back after the setback against Paris FC. There is no time to doubt or dwell on the past. Moreover, Lille arrives with the same desire to get back on track. Everything is set for a big, tense clash this Friday night.
On the Paris side, six absentees are to be noted: Joao Neves, Lee Kang-in, Safonov, Ndjantou, Hakimi, and Mbaye, with the latter two participating in the AFCON. However, Lucas Hernandez has resumed training and is included in the squad.
Mendes, Doué, Marquinhos, and Dembélé, who were left on the bench in the Coupe de France, are expected to return to the starting lineup.
No surprises in the lineup?
Luis Enrique could field the following eleven: Chevalier – Zaïre-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes – Vitinha, Mayulu, Ruiz – Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Doué.
On the other side, Lille welcomes back three African internationals, Mandi, Mbemba, and Mukau. However, Paulo Fonseca will have to do without his captain Benjamin André, who is injured in the shoulder, as well as Ousmane Touré. Ugo Raghouber is sidelined due to his imminent departure, while André Gomes remains very uncertain.
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