Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
PSG and Nantes go head to head at Parc des Princes in what is expected to be an exciting Ligue 1 clash. Les Parisiens aim to build on a 3-0 Coupe de France win over Brest where Kylian Mbappe scored a brace on his return from suspension, and Mauro Pochettino’s troops are seen as hot favourites to win Sunday’s clash. Neymar should be fit to face les Canaris, but Juan Bernat (ACL injury) and Moise Kean (COVID-19) remain on the sidelines.
Nantes, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Reims, and seeing that PSG are eager to overtake Lille in top position in the standings, we predict that the underdogs are going to return home empty-handed. All Dennis Appiah, Fabio da Silva, and Kalifa Coulibaly are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team ahead of the trip to Paris.
Highlighted Player (Neymar):
Neymar is a Brazilian football superstar who plays for PSG as a winger. The pacey footballer, who is capable of playing as a centre forward as well, is well known his creativity, passing and finishing. Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes on 5 February, 1992 and he began his senior career at Santos. After scoring 54 goals in 103 appearances for the Brazilian outfit, he joined Barcelona in 2013.
The Brazilian ace signed a five-year deal with the Catalan outfit and he has been playing for the La Liga giants ever since. Neymar the 2014/2015 Champions League trophy with Barcelona and that is considered his biggest success. It has to be noted that he clinched the FIFA Club World Cup trophy with Barca as well.
Speaking of his international career, the Barcelona star made his Brazil debut on 10 August, 2010 against USA and it has to be noted that he scored on his debut. In 2013 he won FIFA Confederations Cup with the Brazilian national team. Neymar was born on 5 February, 1992.
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).