Paris Saint-Germain have been so dominant this season that many have already declared Les Parisiens as champions of France. With a massive 24 point lead over Monaco, they are in a prime position to become the first French side to complete a Ligue 1 campaign sans defeat, but they will have to avoid allowing complacency to set in as they welcome Lorient to the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening.
PSG
Laurent Blanc's side will be chasing yet another record tomorrow evening: a 33rd unbeaten Ligue 1 fixture. They have already matched the 32 set by Nantes in 1995, and having won their last seven matches, are halfway to matching the 14 set by Bordeaux during the 2008/2009 season. Angers were the last side to successfully prevent them from winning - or scoring - when they held the reigning champions to a 0-0 draw on December 1, 2015, but Les Parisiens easily brushed them aside 5-1 in the return fixture last month.
Even more impressive than their seven straight wins is the fact that PSG have maintained clean sheets in five of those games and have outscored their opponents by a whopping 21 to two. Talismanic attacker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in all but one of these matches and has been the deciding factor in their clashes against Nice, Toulouse, and most recently Saint-Etienne, and with the form he has been in as of late, one should not bet against him netting another goal - or two- against Lorient.
Of course, one can't talk about Ibrahimovic without noting the impressive performances of Angel Di Maria, who has already picked up eight goals and ten assists for his new side, meaning that he has been directly involved in 18 out of PSG's 58 goals so far this campaign. Despite their dominance, Blanc will nonetheless be without a host of players, with Gregory van der Wiel definitely missing out.
There are doubts about the availability of Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Salvatore Sirigu, Javier Pastore, Adrien Rabiot, and Layvin Kurzawa, although several of these players - including defenders Thiago Silva and David Luiz - resumed training this week.
Les Parisiens have not lost to Lorient since August 6, 2011. Since then, they have won seven out of their last eight matches, including a 2-1 victory in the two sides' first meeting earlier this season, and the odds, naturally, are heavily stacked in favor of the home side to earn another three points tomorrow.
Lorient
Meanwhile, Lorient will be coming into this game having won their last fixture against Reims, which was the first win in five matches for Les Merlus. Sylvain Ripoll's side, who finished in a decent sixth last term, currently sit in 12th and will certainly find things tough against Les Parisiens. Cameroonian international Benjamin Moukandjo has been in solid form for his side, with 11 goals and sits third in the Ligue 1 goalscoring charts, but has not scored since November 28, 2015 when he netted a penalty to earn his team a draw against Ajaccio.
All in all, it will indeed be an uphill battle to get anything out of this match for the visitors, who have only won twice on the road all season and have only managed to keep one clean sheet - on matchday one when they held Lyon to a 0-0 draw.
Which channel is broadcasting PSG vs Lorient on TV or Online?
PSG's home base has been like a fortress this season and fans will be expecting to see another win for Les Parisiens at the Parc des Princes. Only three teams have been able to take any points away from the capital club and Lorient will certainly have their work cut out for them.
If you happen to be in the fashion capital, you may have the chance to view the Ligue 1 powerhouse live. However, if not, no worries, because LiveSoccerTV.com has plenty of options to catch this midweek game via TV, computer, phone, or tablet. Below you will find some selections for the following countries:
- In the USA at 15.00 EST on: beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A.
- In France at 21.00 CET on: beIN Sports 1, Ligue 1 Orange App
- In the UK at 20.00 GMT on: BT Sport 2
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