Paris Saint-Germain dey ready to face Nantes for Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. Dis match na big one because PSG wan give demself better cushion for Ligue 1 title race. After dem lose 2-1 to Lyon over weekend, Les Parisiens dey just one point above Lens for first place. Nantes dey second from bottom after dem draw 1-1 with Brest on Sunday.
PSG destiny dey for dem own hands, but dis fifth successive league title no dey easy dis time. Parisian side dey narrowly in front of Lens with one game wey dem never play. Luis Enrique men go try avoid make dem suffer consecutive Ligue 1 defeats at Parc des Princes on Wednesday. Last time dis kain thing happen na 2023.
Dis current Champions League semi-finalists fit lose more than one league home game for one calendar year for first time since 2023. But dis team get 100% record for top-flight dis season when dem dey lead at half time. Four of dem five domestic defeats happen when dem dey behind after 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, dem boast 100% record for league dis season against teams wey dey bottom three. Dem post three clean sheets for those four encounters. Les Parisiens no dey beaten for dem last eight meetings with Nantes across all competitions. Dem even win 1-0 when both teams last meet at Stade de la Beaujoire earlier for dis campaign.
Nantes survival hopes dey fade fast. Dem dey relegation zone, five points below Auxerre for relegation playoffs with five matches remain. Dem interim manager and former PSG boss Vahid Halilhodzic get side wey dey nine points behind Nice for guaranteed place for Ligue 1 next season.
Nantes no get win for dem last five away matches for Ligue 1, but dem collect one point for each of dem previous two such games as visitors. Seven times for 2025-26, Les Canaris fail find back of net away from home for dis competition. Dem include those last three such outings.
Dem no collect single point dis season against team wey dey top three. Dem score just one goal over dat stretch. While dem no beat PSG at Parc des Princes since 2022 (2-1), La Maison Jaune get points for two of dem last three meetings against dem for top flight.
Fabian Ruiz knee injury fit keep am out of PSG fold. Nuno Mendes dey questionable with knock. Desire Doue feature on Sunday despite get hurt days earlier, same as Bradley Barcola wey dey deal with sore ankle. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia net consolation effort for dem for latter stages against Lyon, while Goncalo Ramos get first-half penalty wey dem save.
Nantes go likely be without Bahmed Deuff on Wednesday due to lower back issue. Fabien Centonze dey sidelined because of cruciate ligament injury. Kelvin Amian get sore groin and Dehmaine Tabibou go be suspended. Mostafa Mohamed get only goal for dem against Brest on Sunday, only for dem team concede equaliser deep into stoppage time.
Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Beraldo; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia. Nantes possible starting lineup: Lopes; Guilbert, Awaziem, Cozza, Machado; Coquelin; Guirassy, Leroux, Lepenant, Abline; Mohamed.
Even though Nantes dey stingy defensively for recent outings, e hard to imagine say dem fit keep PSG scoreless for 90 minutes. Home side get depth and dem still get plenty to play for at dis stage of season. Match go kick off on 22 April at 13:00 EST and 18:00 GMT.
Do you have a news tip for NNN? Please email us at editor @ nnn.ng
