Paris Saint-Germain vs. Lille Live Stream, prediction, team news, lineups

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Lille Live Stream, prediction, team news, lineups 

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Date: Sunday, February 19 

Time: 6:50 AM ET

Sports: Soccer

League: Ligue 1

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Paris Saint-Germain manager under inevitable threat, Christophe Galtier will be looking to break the French champions' deadlock against Lille in Sunday's Ligue 1 clash at the Parc des Princes. The Parisiens lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 midweek, while Paulo Fonseca's side beat Strasbourg 2-0 last weekend.

 

It has apparently taken just six months for the PSG hierarchy to consider parting ways with Galtier, who has the unwanted honor of overseeing a three-game losing streak to the French champions for the first time since 2011. After their elimination in the French Cup at the hands of Marseille and the defeat against Monaco in Ligue 1, a carbon copy of the 2019-20 Champions League final was played in Paris against Bayern, who achieved a one-goal lead in the round of 16. tie courtesy of Kingsley winner Coman.

 

Not since Antoine Kombouare 11 years ago has PSG suffered a three-game losing streak and if ex-Lille manager Galtier fails to inspire a turnaround in the coming weeks, there could be another quick dismissal from the management of the cards as the Parisians. The owners continue to dream of Zinedine Zidane. Despite their poor form, who have failed to keep clean sheets in any of their last six games, the Ligue 1 champions still hold a healthy five-point lead over table-toppers Marseille and their unbeaten top-flight champion. The home streak is now a whopping 33 games.

 

Galtier was in charge when Lille inflicted PSG's last Ligue 1 home defeat in April 2021, and while most of that season's title-winning crop of the Frenchman moved to new pastures, Les Dogues still own an arsenal of tools to further injure injured champions. Few could have predicted that two New York-born strikers would battle it out for Golden Boot supremacy in Ligue 1, but Lille's Jonathan David came one step closer to catching Folarin Balogun at the top of the scoring charts with a brace winner against Strasbourg last year. weekend.

 

The Canadian international first scored a penalty after Edon Zhegrova was brought down by Lucas Perrin, and soon converted his 14th of the season after Matz Sels deflected Jonathan Bamba's shot into a dangerous area, securing victory for his team before the end. the half-time whistle had blown. Though a far cry from the squad they were during Galtier's reign, Lille's run of strength under Paulo Fonseca has Les Dogues firmly in the continental mix as they sit fifth in the table but have fives and sixes. - Points behind to compensate for Lens and Monaco respectively.

 

So dreams of a Champions League comeback might be a bit overblown for Lille, whose erratic away form hasn't done them any favors in that regard, with Les Dogues managing just three wins in their last eight Ligue matches 1 away. from home. home. Galtier's return to Stade Pierre-Mauroy in December ended with PSG beating Lille 7-1, having prevailed in both games by a 7-2 aggregate score last season, to beat his former club it would have been a perfect win. He away to the French at gunpoint to return good books to their owners.

 

 

Despite continued fitness problems, Lionel Messi, Neymar,v and Kylian Mbappe all moved into form for the Bayern clash, although the latter only came off the bench after a quick recovery from a thigh injury. Presnel Kimpembe has also recovered from a nagging Achilles problem, but Achraf Hakimi is out with a new hamstring problem, while Marquinhos also suffered a thigh knock mid-week and is doubtful. Renato Sanches and Nordi Mukiele keep the couple company in the treatment room. Sixteen-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery was one of PSG's success stories of the season and could earn another start on Sunday, while Kimpembe can expect immediate retirement in defense alongside Sergio Ramos if Marquinhos fails.

 

Meanwhile, Lille left-back Ismaily is expected to spend another week sidelined with a thigh problem, and his absence has seen Timothy Weah behave as an unorthodox defender in recent weeks, but Gabriel Gudmundsson is a more natural fit. Adam Ounas is also struggling with a thigh injury and will also miss out, while promising center-back Leny Yoro missed the win against Strasbourg with illness and will also need to be evaluated.

 

In any case, Fonseca must stick to a tried and tested formula for the trip to the capital, as 39-year-old José Fonte leads the rearguard action against Galtier's famous hat-trick.

The possible starting line-up for Paris Saint-Germain: 

Donnarumma; White, Ramos, White, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Verratti, Vitinha; Messi; Mbappe, Neymar 

 

Small possible starting lineup: 

Knight; Diakite, Fountain, Planter, Gudmundsson; Andrew, Angelo Gomes; Zhegrova, Hair, Bamba; David

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