Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Paris Saint-Germain and Reims face each other in a David-vs-Goliath clash at Parc des Princes. Les Parisiens are leading the chase for the Ligue 1 trophy, and they are eleven points clear of the second-place Nice. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Kylian Mbappe, who scored his tenth goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Brest, while Leo Messi has recovered from coronavirus.
Neymar remains in the recovery room, whilst all Idrissa Gueye, Abdou Diallo, and Achraf Hakimi are on international duty. Reims, on the other hand, are on a three-game winless run, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling PSG’s party in the “City of Lights”. To make things even worse for the visitors, all El Bilal Toure, Moreto Cassama, Moussa Doumbia, and Ghislain Konan are on Africa Cup of Nations.
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 (Reims):
Reims are a French football club founded in 1931. Reims welcome their rivals at Stade Auguste Delaune, which can hold up to 21,684 people. Believe it or not, Reims won six Ligue 1 titles (1948/1949, 1952/1953, 1954/1955, 1957/1958, 1959/1960, 1961/1962). To make things even better for the fans, Reims participated in the European Cup final on two occasions.
In 1956 they faced Real Madrid in the title game and despite taking the lead after six minutes, the French side eventually suffered a 4-3 loss to los Blancos at Parc des Princes. Three years later Reims had a chance to get their revenge on Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants once again won the European Cup, with Mateos and Di Stefano finding the net in the 2-0 victory over Albert Batteux.
The club’s most notable footballer is Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals for France at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals. Reims’ home colours are red and white, with the team wearing white when playing on the road.