Paris Saint-Germain go host Lyon for Parc des Princes dis Sunday as di Ligue 1 title race dey enter final stages. PSG dey top di table with one point ahead of Lens, but dem get two games wey dem never play. Lyon wey dey fifth place, dem dey fight for Champions League spot.
Di reigning champions dey ride on six-match winning streak across all competitions. Dem win dia last three matches for Parc des Princes, score ten goals and concede only three. If PSG win dia remaining seven league matches, dem go equal dia 84 points from last season.
But Lyon no be pushover. Dem just return to winning ways last week after six matches without win. Paulo Fonseca boys dey two points behind Lille for third place, but dem dey only two points above Monaco for seventh. Di margin for error dey razor-thin.
Lyon star Endrick wey dey on loan from Real Madrid, talk say dem fit shock PSG. “I know everybody go say dem be favourites, but we don already beat other favourites before,” di 19-year-old Brazilian forward yarn. Endrick dey try to recapture di form wey im show when im first join Lyon in January.
Di Brazilian forward start well for France, score hat-trick against Metz. But im form don taper off since den. After scoring five goals for im first five matches, Endrick don only find net once for im last eleven appearances.
PSG get injury concerns after dia Champions League match. Desire Doue and Nuno Mendes suffer knocks, while Fabian Ruiz get sore knee. Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha dey deal with hamstring strain. Ousmane Dembele wey score two goals against Liverpool on Tuesday, dem expect am to lead attack.
Lyon side get dia own problems. Malick Fofana get sore ankle, Pavel Sulc dey questionable, Ernest Nuamah out with cruciate ligament injury. Nicolas Tagliafico go miss di match because of suspension. Roman Yaremchuk and Corentin Tolisso wey score against Lorient last week, dem go need to step up again.
Di match go kick off on 19 April at 19:45 GMT. PSG coach Luis Enrique dey keen to wrap up domestic title early as Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich dey ahead. Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca know say dis match go crucial for dia European ambitions.
PSG don win dia last six Ligue 1 meetings with Lyon. Dem win dis same fixture last season by 3-1 scoreline. But Lyon don show dem fit beat top teams away from home dis season, dem don blank both Lille and Lens 1-0.
Di title race dey PSG to lose. But Lyon dey desperate for points as dem dey fight for Champions League qualification. Di match go be tactical battle between two teams wey get different motivations but equal determination.
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