For this major challenge on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, Jocelyn Gourvennec expects a reaction of pride from his team who disappointed his supporters by losing in Clermont before conceding a draw to Pierre Mauroy against Brest. To surprise the PSG, the Lille coach could change the system. He mentioned, this Wednesday, the idea of aligning a middle to three to be more compact. In the absence of André suspended, one can imagine Xeka evolving in sentry with in front of him the pair Onana-Sanches.
The declaration: Fonte does not know fear
A match that Lille captain José Fonte is eager to play: ” I’m not afraid to play against Paris because in the big matches we have always been present. I have in mind the Champions Trophy already won against PSG or the home match against Marseille and the two Champions League matches against Wolfsburg and Sevilla. It’s up to us to be mentally prepared. “
The player to watch: Jonathan Bamba or his ghost?
The Lille attacking midfielder will want to use this match to show that he has not lost those qualities that made him one of the driving players under the Christophe Galtier era. Since the start of the season, the former Saint-Etienne has been aligned 6 times in L1. He still hasn’t scored a goal or offered any assists. Significant mitigating circumstance, he was sidelined for more than a month due to a thigh injury. He thus missed 5 league matches. For the record, Jonathan Bamba, who will play his 136th match with LOSC, has not scored in L1 since January 17, the evening of a 2-1 success against Reims.
The pre-match stat: 3/3 for Paris before the C1
the statistics will not reassure the Mastiff fans. PSG have not lost a single point this season in the 3 matches played in L1, all at home, before returning to the Champions League. He had first dominated Clermont 4-0 before his entry into contention in Bruges. He then made Montpellier fold 2-0 before the shock against City. It was then Angers who fell 2-1 at the Parc des Princes before reuniting with Leipzig. A last match won thanks to a generous penalty converted by Mbappé in the 87th minute.
The “France Bleu Nord” line-up: The temptation of 4-3-3?
Grbic – Celik, Fonte, Djalo, Reinildo or Gudmundsson – Onana Xeka Sanches – Weah David Bamba