Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lorient
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2021
21:00
Prediction: 0-2
PSG
David faces Goliath at Stade du Moustoir as Lorient and PSG go head to head in the Ligue 1 round 19. Les Merlus are stuck in the relegation zone, with the team losing each of their last seven league fixtures. Lorient were beaten by Rennes in the Coupe de France at the weekend as well, and it is no wonder the bookies see them as underdogs in the midweek clash. Both Jeremy Morel and Fabien Lemoine miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Les Parisiens, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in a 3-0 win over lower-league side Feignies-Aulnoye despite the fact that Leo Messi was given a rest. The Argentina superstar is back to the starting XI, but both Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti are banned for the midweek game. Even though Neymar continues to miss out with injury, the league leaders should beat the relegation strugglers easily.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Monconduit):
Thomas Monconduit is a product of Auxerre football academy. The midfielder made a great progress during his spell with the Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps outfit and continued playing for the club at senior level. Monconduit scored three goals in 63 appearances for Auxerre II and he played 42 games for the first team from 2012 to 2014.
In 2015 he joined Amiens and you should bear in mind that the 178-cm-tall midfielder made 36 appearances for les Licornes in the 2016/2017 Ligue 2 campaign. Amiens finished the season in second place in the standings and, as a result, they secured promotion to the French top flight. Thomas Monconduit scored three goals during the season and, no doubt, he played a very important role in Christophe Pelissier’s team in the 2016/2017 season.
His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well. Thomas Monconduit has a contract with Amiens which expires on June 30, 2018 and his preferred foot is right. Louis DENOLLE is the player’s agent.
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.
