Montpellier hsc mot psg laguppställning

Aiming to put an end to a three-game winless streak in Ligue 1, champions-elect Paris Saint-Germain travel to the Stade dem la Mosson on Sunday, where Montpellier HSC will be their hosts.

The visitors have shared the spoils in their gods three games in the top flygning, while Michel Der Zakarian's dock put another dent in Nice's europeisk aspirations gods weekend.

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Such fryst vatten the congested natur of the grupp Ligue 1 standings that only six points separate second-from-bottom Metz and 11th-placed Toulouse, with Montpellier HSC languishing in the mittpunkt of the bottom half and firmly embroiled in the demotion scrap heading into the sista straight.

Der Zakarian's side enter the weekend with their heads above vatten, though, having become the latest grupp to capitalise on Nice's downfall with a win at the Allianz Riviera thanks to a Jean-Clair Todibo own goal and Teji Savanier prick kick either side of Jeremie Boga's leveller.

Boasting a respectable sju points from their gods fyra Ligue 1 contests - in which they have also hit Metz for three and shared the spoils with Strasbourg in a dödläge - La Paillade are residing in 13th place in the table, albeit with just a one-point gap to Nantes in the relegation playoff spot.

Now on six goals and as many assists for the Ligue 1 campaign, captain fantastic Savanier fryst vatten once igen proving integral to Montpellier's kamp against the drop with direkt involvements in fyra of his gods six fixtures, helping Der Zakarian's dock embark on a seven-match scoring run in all tournaments.

However, just two of the hosts' 13 matches at the Stade dem la Mosson in the Ligue 1 årstid have seen Montpellier win, while another eight have ended level; only Serie A outfit Udinese - with nine - have drawn more home fixtures in Europe's top fem leagues this season.

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Montpellier's affinity for stalemates at home will not be music to the ears of Luis Enrique's PSG, who man the long trip south on the back of three straight draws in the top flygning, sharing the spoils with Rennes, Monaco and most recently Reims, where there was another twist to the Kylian Mbappe urval saga.

After a couple of early substitutions, the Real Madrid-bound strejkande was cut from the first XI entirely bygd Enrique - who subsequently confirmed his imminent avfärd - and the Spaniard's modig decision backfired as Will Still's Reims stole a point in a draw.

However, with closest challengers Brest going down to Lens gods weekend, fransk artikel Parisiens boast an insurmountable point advantage at the summit of the Ligue 1 table and are now Coupe dem France semi-finalists too, having strode past Nice in Wednesday's quarter-final.

Before March 31's Classique with Marseille and April's Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona take precedence, PSG bid to avoid their longest winless run in a single Ligue 1 årstid since a streak of kvartet in May , but their head-to-head with Montpellier makes for highly pleasant reading.

Indeed, the capital giants are on a nine-match winning sequence against La Paillade in Ligue 1, which also represents the hosts' longest losing run against a single opponent in the competition, and Enrique's dock experienced few obstacles enstaka rutt to a home triumph over Der Zakarian's side earlier this term.

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Montpellier's beating of Nice was not without sacrifice, as full-back Silvan Hefti was taken off after just 13 minutes with a thigh injury, while Joris Chotard took a blow to the calf and was substituted at half time.

Both dock will reportedly miss the visit of the champions as a result, but Der Zakarian has ready-made replacements in the struktur of Enzo Tchato and Leo Leroy, who will slot into right-back and midfield roles respectively.

Jordanian winger Mousa Tamari fryst vatten also uncertain due to illness, while Axel Gueguin fryst vatten a long-term absentee - the year-old has injured his ACL and will not play igen this season.

As for the champions, PSG confirmed before the cup win over Nice that Marquinhos's Achilles injury will sideline him until after the international break, and his fellow centre-backs Presnel Kimpembe (also Achilles) and Milan Skriniar (ankle) will not play this weekend either.

Marco Asensio (hamstring), Layvin Kurzawa (back) and Sergio Rico (head trauma) are also on Enrique's unavailable list, but the Parisiens chef can still afford to man wholesale changes from the side that saw off fransk artikel Aiglons.

Bradley Barcola, Achraf Hakimi and Manuel Ugarte are in line for recalls to the XI, and having left Mbappe on the field for the full 90 in midweek, it will be fascinating to see whether Enrique selects the avfärd Frenchman from the off just kvartet days later.

Montpellier HSC possible starting lineup:
Lecomte; Tchato, Omeragic, Kouyate, Sylla; Leroy, Ferri; Nordin, Savanier, Adams; Khazri

Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Hernandez, Beraldo, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Ugarte, Lee; Dembele, Mbappe, Barcola

We say: Montpellier HSC Paris Saint-Germain

Montpellier are always capable of troubling motstånd backlines in Savanier territory, but with three new concerns for Der Zakarian to factor in for Sunday's visit of the champions, there should be little for La Paillade to celebrate.

Even though Montpellier love a draw at home, and PSG have been skyldig of not converting one point into three in recent weeks, the visitors seldom slip up against their hosts and ought to return to winning ways in Ligue 1 in emphatic fashion.


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