The essential
- After conceding a flat draw against Nice a few days ago (0-0), Paris Saint-Germain (1st) must react to Lens (5th), facing a team that could temporarily climb on the podium of the League 1 in case of victory.
- PSG remain on a defeat (vs Manchester City), a victory (vs Saint-Etienne) and a draw (vs Nice), all competitions combined, while Lens has chained two draws (vs Angers and Clermont) after a debacle at Brest (4-0).
- Holders of scores of 3 and 4 respectively against Nice, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are not both established by Mauricio Pochettino. Indeed, the French world champion will start on the bench.
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20h56. The players made their entrance on the lawn to the songs of the Lensois supporters, on the occasion of the Sainte-Barbe.
20h52. The referee of the meeting will be François Letexier.
20h47. PSG have lost only one of their last 16 away games, but beware of the Lens public.
8:35 p.m. ABSENT: In the Lensois clan, only Machado (knee) and Said (muscle injury) are unavailable for this match, while the infirmary is more crowded on the Parisian side: Draxler (muscle injury), Herrera (muscle injury), Letellier (muscle injury) , Neymar (ankle) and Sergio Ramos (muscle injury).
20h30. Despite their relative misstep against OGC Nice in the middle of the week, the Parisians are still alone at the top of Ligue 1 (41 points), with a single defeat, far ahead of their Marseille runner-up (29 points). RC Lens, 5th (26 points), is aiming for the provisional podium in the championship.
20h15. On the side of RC Lens, Franck Haise has decided to start the following 11 players, with the return of Gaël Kakuta: Leca – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Clauss, Pereira Da Costa, Doucoure, Fofana, Frankowski – Kakuta, Kalimuendo.
20h10. COMPOSITIONS : Here is without further delay the 11 that the coach chose to line up Parisian, Mauricio Pochettino for this trip to Lens: Navas – Hakimi, Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Bernat – Paredes, Verratti, Danilo – Di Maria, Icardi, Messi.
20h02. Parisian players have arrived in northern lands.
19h57. Here is the Lensois den, in which more than 38,000 white-hot spectators will welcome Parisians: the Bollaert-Delelis stadium!
19h52. Without even playing, the Parisians are already guaranteed to finish this calendar year with the title of autumn champion. An honorary reward formalized by the defeat of the runner-up of PSG, Olympique de Marseille, against Stade Brestois a little earlier (1-2).
19h45. Good evening everyone. Welcome to leparisien.fr to follow EN LIVE the meeting between RC Lens and Paris Saint-Germain, as part of the 17th day of Ligue 1. Kick-off at 9 p.m. at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium!
