This is one of the best posters that our beautiful Ligue 1 can offer us. The French champion moves onto the lawn of the man who was his runner-up last season, even if it is true that this season, Lens is a little below. The shock of this 18th day, with two teams arriving with slightly different dynamics. The Sang-et-Or, for example, are coming off an elimination in the Coupe de France against Lille, while they also lost to Nice in Ligue 1 before the end-of-year holidays.
The field factor could, however, be decisive, since Franck Haise’s men have won their last four championship matches at home, and have lost only one of their eight matches at Bollaert. Faced with a very heated public, the Parisians can therefore tremble, even if it should be noted that the team coached by Luis Enrique is undefeated on the road. The last meeting between the two teams last August ended with a 3-1 victory for PSG, although it should be noted that last season, RC Lens won at home (3-1) .
A few absences, but good people
Franck Haise, who will watch the clash from the stands following his expulsion in the Coupe de France, must deal with some major absences due to injuries and the African Cup of Nations. Samba will be very present in the cages, with a trio composed of Medina, Danso and Gradit to protect him. On the flanks, place Frankowski and Sotoca, with Diouf and El-Aynaoui in the midfield. Up front, Pereira da Costa and Thomasson will play in support of Elye Wahi.
On the Parisian side, some absences too, like Hakimi (CAN) and Lee (Asian Cup), in addition to Skriniar, Kimpembe and Mendes. Donnarumma will be in the cages, with Danilo and Marquinhos in front of him. Carlos Soler should be aligned as a right back, and Hernandez will be his counterpart on the left. In the middle, Luis Enrique should rely on a trio composed of Ugarte, Vitinha and Warren Zaire-Emery. Up front, we will have this now usual Barcola-Mbappé-Dembélé trio.
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