Lyon vs. PSG: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream and TV Info
Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais are back in action at Parc OL on Sunday after a week off for both sides.
Manager Laurent Blanc’s men lead OL by a massive 34 points in the Ligue 1 table and are still without defeat this league season.
However, coach Bruno Genesio’s side could bring Les Parisiens’ impressive invincible run to an end by winning the pair’s final encounter this term after losing all of the others.
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Date: Sunday, February 28
Time: 9:00 p.m. CET (8:00 p.m. GMT/3:00 p.m. EST)
Venue: Parc OL, Lyon
TV Info: Canal+ (France), BT Sport 2 (UK) and beIN Sports 4 (USA)
Live Stream: beIN Sports Connect
Preamble
PSG travel to Lyon and know that if they can avoid defeat, then the last major obstacle standing between them and a full Ligue 1 season without a loss has been successfully navigated.
The men from the capital have had a rare week with only one fixture to play, giving them time to get some much-needed rest after a demanding early 2016 schedule.
Because of that, Blanc’s players will be raring to go at Parc OL as a fourth consecutive title edges closer.
Both sides have some selection issues, but Les Gones are arguably in a worse position than PSG coming into this one.
Samuel Umtiti, Christophe Jallet, Clement Grenier, Corentin Tolisso and Mathieu Valbuena are all out for the hosts, while Les Parisiens will be missing Marco Verratti and Angel Di Maria.
Lyon have improved since Genesio took over but realistically won’t pose the French champions too many threats unless they get complacent.
With so many missing, if PSG want the win, it is there for the taking.
Form Lines (all competitions)
Lyon
W 3-0 vs. Girondins de Bordeaux (Ligue 1)
W 0-3 vs. Angers SCO (Ligue 1)
L 3-0 vs. PSG (Coupe de France)
W 4-1 vs. SM Caen (Ligue 1)
L 1-0 vs. Lille OSC (Ligue 1)
PSG
W 1-2 vs. Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1)
W 3-0 vs. Lyon (Coupe de France)
D 0-0 vs. Lille (Ligue 1)
W 2-1 vs. Chelsea (Champions League)
W 4-1 vs. Stade de Reims (Ligue 1)
Predicted Formations
"Lyon-Paris : les compos probables (LeParisien) #OLPSG #PSG pic.twitter.com/wkKEDqqMRb
— Paris No Limit™ (@ParisNoLimit) February 28, 2016"
PSG (4-3-3): Trapp; Van der Wiel, Silva (c), Luiz, Maxwell; Motta, Rabiot, Matuidi; Lucas, Ibrahimovic, Cavani
Lyon (4-3-3): Lopes; Rafael, Yanga-Mbiwa, Morel, Bedimo; Gonalons (c), Ferri, Darder; Ghezzal, Lacazette, Labidi.
Player to Watch
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic in his supreme current form, there is no other player more deserving of attention on Sunday than the giant Swede.
The 34-year-old scored two goals and assisted two more in the 4-1 thrashing of Stade de Reims last Saturday, and his statistics this season are impressive.
Ibrahimovic leads Ligue 1 in both goals and assists, with 23 and 10, respectively. Extend that to all competitions though, and he has 30 goals and 13 assists from just 34 outings.
There are few players in Europe in as decisive form as PSG’s talismanic striker, and he could well be the player doing the damage for the visitors at Parc OL.
Key Battle
With so many players missing, Lyon’s top priority will be to field a solid defence. Without one, Blanc’s men are likely to run riot against them in a similar way to the 5-1 mauling dished out at Parc des Princes back in December.
Umtiti and Jallet missing out are big blows for OL from a defensive point of view, as is the unavailability of the in-form Tolisso.
Genesio will need to put his faith in the likes of Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Bakary Kone and Jeremy Morel at the back.
Even without Verratti and Di Maria, PSG will still have the likes of Ibrahimovic, Lucas Moura and Edinson Cavani going up against the home defence.
With Javier Pastore also ready to return to action, the Ligue leaders have more than enough firepower to inflict a heavy defeat on Lyon.
Odds (Odds Shark)
Lyon: +361
PSG: -127
Draw: +250
