Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
PSG
Match Time & Date:
15/12/2024
20:45
Prediction: 3-2
Lyon
Sparkles will be flying when PSG and Lyon lock horns in the Ligue 1 derby on Sunday evening. Les Parisiens aim to retain top position in the standings and they must be high on confidence following the Champions League triumph over Salzburg. Luis Enrique welcomes Ousmane Dembele back from the Champions League ban, while both Senny Mayulu and Presnel Kimpembe remain in the recovery room.
Les Gones, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in the national championship and given their signs of improvement up front, there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. In their last encounter in the “City of Lights” PSG recorded a 4-1 win over Lyon and yet another high-scoring affair is on the horizon. Both Said Benrahma and Mahamadou Diawara are out of contention with injuries for the away team. As always, veteran Alexandre Lacazette will lead the line for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Nemanja Matic):
Nemanja Matic is a Serbian footballer who plays for Premier League side Chelsea. The 194-cm-tall midfielder was born on 1 August, 1988 and he began his football career (youth) at Radnicki Obrenovac.
In 2005 he signed for Kolubara and after impressing with Kosice in the 2008/2009 campaign, Chelsea owners decided to sign him. Nemanja spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at Vitesse and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Portuguese giants Benfica, with David Luiz heading in the other direction.
Matic was in the form of his life in the 2013/2014 Primeira Liga campaign and he helped the Eagles clinch the domestic trophy. He rejoined Chelsea in 2014 for a fee of €25M and he helped the Blues win the Premier League title in the 2014/2015 season. Nemanja Matic has also developed into a key member of the Serbian national team that have been largely struggling of late.
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.
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