PSG-Lille is a Ligue 1 Week 24 match played on Sunday at 1pm: stats, odds, predictions
The mood at Psg is getting hotter and hotter after their Champions League round of 16 first leg defeat to Bayern Munich, forcing them to win on the return leg in Bavaria: a draw would see them eliminated. The risk of an early exit from the competition, which has become an obsession for owner Al-Khelaifi, is very high and there are already those who predict new upsets in the summer.
Not even the entry of Mbappé, recovered in extremis, served to change the inertia of the match at the Parc des Princes. Coman, the man who prevented Psg from lifting their first cup with big ears in the summer of 2020, was once again decisive: the former Juventus player once again punished the club in which he grew up, taking advantage of a blatant error by Donnarumma, who was also in the dock. Last Tuesday’s defeat to Bayern Munich was the third consecutive defeat for the reigning French champions, following on from the Coupe de France mismatch against Marseille in the Coupe de France, which cost them elimination from the national cup, and the 3-1 drubbing of Monaco in Ligue 1 a week ago. Despite the setback in the Principality, Psg still hold a five-point lead over second place, occupied by their Marseille rivals.
Galtier’s bench is starting to get hot
These are also hot hours for Christophe Galtier: the coach no longer seems to have the dressing room in his hands and his permanence will probably depend on the outcome of the next challenges
In the Sunday lunch match in the French capital comes one of his former teams, that Lille with whom two seasons ago he stole the title from Psg on the final day. Today cannot be called a big match, as the two clubs are fighting for different goals, but Messi and his teammates cannot underestimate anyone right now. Coached by former Roma player Paulo Fonseca, the Dogues have just secured their second league win in a row, beating Strasbourg 2-0 to move back into fifth place. If Ligue 1 ended today they would be in the Conference League, but even the Champions League still looks within reach for Lille, who boast the tournament’s fifth-biggest attack (40 goals).
The Prediction
It is fair to expect a reaction from Psg, who have no alternative but to win. Lille, however, can make life difficult for them, also considering that neither Hakimi nor Marquinhos will be available. The feeling is that it will also depend a lot on the presence of Mbappé, the man who can split the match in two: the French national team striker remains in doubt. In any case, the last matches between these two teams have always provided several goals, and that should be the case this time as well.
The PSG-Lille line-up
- PSG (4-3-1-2): Donnarumma; Pembélé, Kimpembe, Sergio Ramos, Bernat; Zaïre-Emery, Verratti, Danilo Pereira; Neymar; Messi, Etikiké.
- LILLE (4-2-3-1): Chevalier; Diakité, Fonte, Djalo, Weah; André, André Gomes; Zhegrova, Cabella, Bamba; David.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
