Paris Saint-Germain will welcome Marseille to Parc des Princes on Sunday night as they look to round up their quest to reclaim the Ligue 1 title. After having their streak broken by Lille last season, the Parisians are a few wins away from ascending the throne as champions of the French league once more, with six matchdays remaining.
A disappointing spell in the Champions League has left Mauricio Pochettino's side chasing the only major trophy left of the season and they have done enough in recent times to suggest that they are worthy of winning it. They will approach the weekend's classic encounter on the back of a couple of big wins and will look to build on them. Two weeks ago, they hit Lorient for five and conceded just a goal. This was subsequently followed by a remarkable 6-1 win over Clermont Foot 63, inspired by a Neymar and Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick of goals and Lionel Messi's hat-trick of assists.
As dictated by the statistics, Marseille will come up against a PSG side that has registered nine wins and one defeat in the past 10 matches at home. Currently, the league leaders have won five in a row at Parc des Princes, scoring 13 and allowing two goals. As commendable as it may seem, Marseille's away record in the league leaves room for a cagey affair to be anticipated.
The Phocaeans are 12 points behind the Parisians, but have failed to win just two of their 15 away fixtures in Ligue 1 this season. Ten have resulted in wins, with three of the remaining five ending in draws. Fresh off their UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final qualifications, the nine time Ligue 1 champions will go into the French capital in high spirits. They have won each of their last eight games across all competitions, last falling to a defeat when they welcomed Monaco to the Stade Vélodrome at the beginning of March.
Team news
For the hosts, Draxler, Herrera, Kurzawa, Paredes, and Diallo are all injured and will not participate. Ghabri and Keylor Navas are both in doubt. Milik and de La Fuente, on the other hand, are certain to miss the game owing to injuries, while Balerdi is still questionable.
Head to head record
Only one side has scored in four of the previous five head-to-head matchups. At the Velodrome in Marseille, the first meeting of the year produced no goals. In the last five events in Paris, PSG has four wins and lost once, with the most recent event, ending in a 0-1 victory for the visitors. The hosts scored three or more times in every other victory.
Predicted starting XI
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Paris Saint-Germain: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes; Pereira, Gueye, Verratti; Messi, Mbappe, Neymar
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Marseille: Mandanda; Rongier, Saliba, Caleta-Car, Peres; Guendouzi, Kamara, Gerson; Under, Dieng, Payet.
Broadcast information
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