To face the men of Laurent Blanc, 10th in the French championship, Christophe Galtier chose to deploy his team in 3-5-2 with some returns and a surprise in the middle, with the tenure of Renato Sanches. In defense, Captain Marquinhos finds his place in the company of Danilo Pereira and El Chadaille Bitshiabu. Achraf Hakimi will start in right piston. The Moroccan has not played a minute in the French championship with his club since his indictment on March 2. He had played the entire lost game in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League, on March 8 in Bavaria against Bayern Munich (2-0). This Sunday evening, Nuno Mendes will be his counterpart on the left.
In midfield, Marco Verratti and Vitinha will be escorted by Renato Sanches, who had not started since February 4, against Toulouse, a match during which he injured his hamstring. In front, the PSG attack will be led by Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé, co-top scorer in the L1 with Jonathan David (Lille), both at 19 goals. In front of him, he will have Alexandre Lacazette, already author of 17 goals this season in the championship.
Before this closing match of the 29th day, Paris has a six-point lead over an equal duo, Lens and Marseille, and nine over Monaco. A victory would give him a breath of fresh air after his home defeat against Rennes (0-2) just before the international break. After OL, Mbappé’s partners will travel to Nice (8th) before hosting Lens on the 31st day. The kick-off of the meeting was postponed to 8:55 p.m. due to the delay taken by the Lyon bus on its route.
The PSG composition: Donnarumma – Danilo, Marquinhos (cap.), Bitshiabu – Hakimi, Verratti, Vitinha, Renato Sanches – Messi, Mbappé.