Paris SG vs Lorient Ligue 1 LIVE Football Score 03/04/2022
Paris Saint-Germain welcome FC Lorient to Parc des Princes on Sunday for the final match of the Ligue 1 weekend. The home side are 12 points clear coming into this weekend while the away team are just one point above the relegation zone. Mauricio Pochettino will be without a whole host of regular starters so Les Parisiens might be more vulnerable than usual.
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PSG: After their heavy loss to AS Monaco, the Ligue 1 leaders’ advantage has been cut to 12 points. Not enough to put their title hopes in jeopardy, but enough to start worrying them about losing further points. Despite their absences, Pochettino’s men should have enough to see off a Merlus side which has just about kept its head above water so far this season.
Lorient: Christophe Pelissier’s men have lost just two of their last seven with three wins and two draws in that time to give themselves hope of survival. However, the Bretons are unlikely to be targeting anything substantial from this visit to the capital with survival points to be found in other upcoming fixtures such as AS Saint-Etienne and FC Metz at home.
Team news
PSG: Marco Verratti, Abdou Diallo, Julian Draxler, Keylor Navas, Ander Herrera, Juan Bernat, Layvin Kurzawa and Angel Di Maria are all out.
“We were very poor against Monaco,” said Pochettino pre-match. “We were not good at all. Most of the players were impacted by the international break. This is no excuse, but it must be considered. There are some niggles since the internationals.”
Despite having a star-studded squad, Paris Saint Germain have failed in reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League. They have also failed in defending their French Cup title. And, on Monday, when they will lock horns with Lorient at the Parc des Princes, the French giants will look to collect all three points to further solidify their chances of winning the Ligue 1 title.
Lionel Messi was included in Argentina’s squad during the international break after recovering from flu and is expected to start here as well. Keylor Navas could don the gloves against Lorient after making his 100th international appearance for his national team. Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera are also expected to return to the starting XI after recovering from a hamstring problem and eye infection respectively
Verratti, Di Maria and Navas among those missing for the hosts Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain welcome FC Lorient to Parc des Princes on Sunday for the final match of the Ligue 1 weekend. The home side are 12 points clear coming into this weekend while the away team are just one point above