Paris Saint-Germain return to Ligue 1 motion with the go to of Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday at Parc des Princes. Luis Enrique’s males picked up a giant 3-0 win away at Purple Bull Salzburg within the UEFA Champions League in midweek whereas Pierre Sage’s facet noticed off Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 within the UEFA Europa League.
Goncalo Ramos, Nuno Mendes and Want Doue did the harm for Les Parisiens in Austria on Tuesday however the French champions nonetheless stay exterior of a high 24 spot within the league part of the UCL for now. Subsequent up for Paris shall be Manchester Metropolis earlier than VFB Stuttgart which implies that there might be no slacking off between now and the return of European soccer in late January.
Lyon misplaced narrowly to Besiktas in late October however are unbeaten in 9 video games throughout all competitions since then. Les Gones are progressing of their UEL quest in direction of the spherical of 16 and had Rayan Cherki, Malick Fofana and Ernest Nuamah to thank for the targets as they noticed off German opposition at Groupama Stadium on Thursday.
Here is our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra:
Methods to watch and odds
- Date: Sunday, Dec. 15 | Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
- Location: Parc des Princes – Paris, France
- Watch: beIN Sports activities | Stream: Fubo (Strive without spending a dime)
- Odds: PSG -250; Draw +400; Lyon +550
This season thus far
PSG’s home kind is massively completely different from their continental showings with a 14-game unbeaten run in place for the reason that begin of the Ligue 1 season. Luis Enrique has seen his workforce drop factors in opposition to the likes of Nantes and Auxerre recently however the capital outfit are 5 factors forward of Olympique de Marseille in second. For now, Les Parisiens are heading in the right direction to retain their French crown with Bradley Barcola main their scoring charts with 10 targets and two assists which is one shy of Jonathan David’s tally of 11 for Lille OSC. Lyon come into this one having thumped Good and Angers by three-goal margins just lately in Ligue 1 with an unbeaten run on the highway of eight. The final time OL suffered defeat away from residence was in opposition to Stade Rennais again in August and their protection has been key with simply six targets conceded throughout their final 9 Championnat video games.
Staff information
PSG: Presnel Kimpembe is edging in direction of a return motion whereas Lucas Hernandez made his comeback in midweek and will begin right here. Senny Mayulu stays out whereas Ousmane Dembele was suspended within the Champions League in midweek. Nuno Mendes took a knock in opposition to Salzburg so might make means for the returning Hernandez with Goncalo Ramos seeking to construct on his objective after coming back from damage.
Doable PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Hernandez; Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves; Dembele, Barcola, Ramos.
Lyon: Sage is unlikely to make too many adjustments from the beginning XI which noticed off Frankfurt in midweek. Mentioned Benrahma and Georges Mikautadze should impress with substitute appearances in the event that they hope to interrupt again into the beginning facet which logically won’t occur whereas the workforce is in its present kind.
Doable Lyon XI: Perri; Maitland-Niles, Niakhate, Caleta-Automobile, Tagliafico; Tolisso, Matic, Cherki; Fofana, Nuamah, Lacazette.
Prediction
This one is more likely to be tight with PSG able to scoring targets however not at all times dependable to take their probabilities and up in opposition to an OL facet which is rising tougher and tougher to attain in opposition to. A slender win by a objective or so sounds about proper with 2-1 additionally a attainable consequence. Decide: PSG 1, Lyon 0.
