Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
PSG
Match Time & Date:
04/03/2023
21:00
Prediction: 3-1
Nantes
After crushing Olympique Marseille 3-0 in the Ligue 1 derby, PSG will look to cement top position in the standings when they take on Nantes on Matchday 26. Les Parisiens are eager to defend their trophy, and their display in “Le Classique” is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of upcoming challenges. Neymar remains on the sidelines with injury, and, in his absence, all eyes will be on duo Kylian Mbappe – Leo Messi who seemed to be in a perfect working order at the weekend, while midfielder Marco Verratti is banned for the match.
Les Canaris, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Lens (1-3) and Rennes (0-1), and seeing that PSG have turned their Parc des Princes into a real fortress, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. As for the away team, both Nicolas Pallois and Quentin Merlin are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Lionel Messi):
Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players in the history of football. He was born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario and he began his football career at Newell’s Old Boys. At age 10 he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, but having realized his potential at a young age, Barcelona decided to pay for his treatment.
Messi joined Barca in 2001 and he has been playing for the Camp Nou outfit ever since. The Argentine magician has won eight La Liga trophies with Barca and he helped the Catalan giants lift no less than four Champions League titles (2005/2006, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2014/2015).
In the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign Messi scored 50 goals for Barca, while netting 14 goals in the 2011/2012 Champions League campaign. The five-time Golden Ball award winner has established himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer, but he has yet to win a trophy with Argentina national team at major tournaments. Leo Messi, though, has won Olympic Gold Medal (2008) and FIFA World Youth Championship (2005), with la Albiceleste.
Highlighted Team (Nantes):
Founded on April 21, 1943 Nantes is a professional football club that compete in French Ligue 1. Les Canaris are considered one of the most famous French clubs and they had a lot of success during the sixties and the seventies. Nantes won their first Ligue 1 title in the 1964/1965 season and 36 years later (2000/2001) they clinched their eighth (last) domestic trophy.
Speaking of the club’s European success, les Canaris did well to make it to the Champions League semis in 1996, but Italian giants Juventus proved to be a big catch for the French outfit. Nantes welcome their rivals at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau and the capacity of the stadium is 38.004.
The likes of Vahid Halilhodzic, Adel Selimi, Michel Der Zakarian, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Yepes, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Claude Makelele, Christian Karembeu and Dimitri Payet are the notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Nantes are well known for their yellow jerseys and that is the reason why they are nicknamed the Canaries (les Canaris).
