Paris Saint-Germain face local rivals Paris FC this Sunday at the Parc des Princes in a landmark Ligue 1 showdown.
The clash marks the Parisian side’s first top-flight derby since 1978, setting up ambitious new side PSG in a rare intra-city battle against one of the continent’s elite champions.
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Paris Saint-Germain Team News
Several PSG players remain sidelined due to African Cup of Nations duties and fitness issues. Matvey Safonov, Quentin Ndjantou, Lee Kang-In, Achraf Hakimi and Ibrahim Mbaye will be completely absent.
Lucas Chevalier should resume net duties after recovering from a knock and be ready for a welcome comeback with the sticks. Warren Zaire-Emery will step in at right-back in the absence of Hakimi, a position he has excelled in since he was injured against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The center pairing of Marquinhos and Willian Pacho looks likely to provide stability at the back, although captain Marquinhos may be absent to conserve energy for the upcoming Champions League clash with Marseille. This could pave the way for Illia Zabarnyi to join. Nuno Mendes supplemented the left-back position.
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The central engine of Joao Neves, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz are always ready to dictate play and have all been thriving of late. Coach Luis Enrique is struggling to find a tantalizing selection of playing options: the fully fit Ousmane Dembélé and Hvitsa Kvaradzhelja are ready to go, with Desire Douai and Bradley Bakla also vying to join them.
Paris Saint-Germain predicted lineup
Possible starting XI for PSG: Knight; Zaire Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves; Bakola, Dembélé, Kvaratschelia.
When does the game start?
The competition will kick off at 7:45pm (BST) on Sunday 4th January.
How to watch the PSG vs Paris FC match?
Ligue 1 matches are streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, with full match coverage available.
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