Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
06/02/2022
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
PSG
All eyes will be on Stade Pierre-Mauroy when Lille and PSG face each other in the Ligue 1 derby. Les Dogues suffered a shocking 2-0 loss to Brest before the international break, and, no doubt, they are desperate to return to winning ways. Leo Jardim is sidelined with injury, while David is on international duty with Canada. In David’s absence, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced attacker Burak Yilmaz.
Les Parisiens, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a shocking Coupe de France loss to Nice. Leo Messi should keep his place in the starting XI, while Neymar remains in the recovery room. All Keylor Navas, Marquinhos, and Angel Di Maria are rated doubtful for the game as they represented their national teams in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Anyhow, it seems as if both sides would be happy with one point from the match.
Highlighted Player (Jonathan Bamba):
After spending his youth career at CS Paris-Charenton, UJA AlfortVille and Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba started playing for Saint-Etienne II at senior level. In 2015 he was given a chance to prove his worth with the first team and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 42 appearances for les Verts in Ligue 1.
Following his loan spells with Paris, Sint-Truiden and Angers, Jonathan Bamba joined Lille in the summer of 2018. The pacey winger born in Alfortville (France) on March 26, 1996, has been playing for les Dogues ever since, but he has yet to earn a cap for the French national team. Nonetheless, Jonathan Bamba has 12 caps with France U21 in which he scored four goals for les Tricolores.
Jonathan Bamba’s main position is left winger, but he is used as a centre-forward as well. The French footballer, whose preferred foot is right, has a contract with Lille until June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.
