Preview: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Saint-Etienne - prediction, team news, lineups

After clinching the Trophee des Champions past Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain instrumentality to Ligue 1 enactment this play arsenic they invited Saint-Etienne to the Parc des Princes.

Having secured the home treble successful 2023-24, the Parisians faced past season's league runners-up Monaco successful the French Super Cup, winning the trophy for the 11th clip successful 12 years.

Match preview

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A stoppage-time extremity by Ousmane Dembele earned PSG a 1-0 triumph implicit Les Monegasques, ensuring Luis Enrique's broadside present clasp each disposable home trophies.

While repeating this feat for a 2nd consecutive play mightiness look premature to call, the reigning champions amusement nary signs of fatigue successful their bid to support dominance arsenic they stay good placed successful some home competitions this term.

Prior to their Super Cup triumph, the Parisians progressed to the adjacent signifier of the Coupe de France aft defeating Lens connected penalties, having drawn 1-1 successful regularisation time.

In Ligue 1, PSG presently beryllium astatine the acme arsenic the lone broadside yet to sensation decision this campaign, with a seven-point cushion implicit second-placed Marseille.

Their astir caller league outing saw them assertion a 4-2 distant triumph against Monaco connected December 18, bringing their full tally to 40 points aft 16 matches, with 12 wins and 4 draws.

Next connected the docket is their archetypal league fixture of the caller calendar year, against a broadside they person beaten 43 times successful 81 apical formation meetings, having recorded much victories lone against Metz (46) and Nantes (44).

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Travelling to the Parc des Princes - a fortress wherever PSG person won 7 of their 8 games this play - would unsettle immoderate opponent, though Saint-Etienne whitethorn anticipation their caller manager bounce lasts beyond a azygous game.

Eirik Horneland, appointed connected December 20 pursuing the dismissal of Olivier Dall'Oglio, made a winning commencement arsenic the Greens' caput manager with a 3-1 triumph against Reims successful his debut lucifer past weekend.

That effect ended a four-match losing streak crossed each competitions for Les Verts and lifted them retired of the relegation zone, wherever they present beryllium 15th with 16 points, 1 wide of 16th-placed Nantes.

In their bid to steer wide of the driblet zone, Saint-Etienne volition beryllium hoping to payment from PSG's mediocre grounds successful caller archetypal league matches of a calendar year, with the Parisians failing to triumph 3 of the past 4 specified encounters.

However, the visitors' dreadful distant signifier leaves small country for optimism, arsenic they person suffered 7 defeats and managed conscionable 1 gully from 8 games connected the road, making them the broadside with the second-worst distant grounds successful the division.

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Team News

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With nary subordinate presently injured oregon suspended, manager Enrique has a wealthiness of options astatine his disposal and could look to freshen up his attack.

Bradley Barcola, the second-joint apical scorer successful the league, whitethorn beryllium recalled to the starting XI aft coming disconnected the seat successful PSG's past 2 outings, portion Goncalo Ramos is besides pushing for a spot successful the cardinal guardant role.

Super Cup leader Dembele is each but definite to start, with the French winger acceptable to origin occupation for Saint-Etienne down the flank.

As for the visitors, Ibrahim Sissoko remains unavailable arsenic helium continues to service his seven-match suspension pursuing his dismissal against Marseille successful the French Cup.

Several Sainte players volition miss this weekend's lucifer done injury, including Mathis Amougou, Ibrahima Wadji, Yvann Macon, Ben Old and Thomas Monconduit, with each expected to instrumentality aboriginal successful the month.

Manager Horneland could instrumentality with the winning broadside from their erstwhile game, with Augustine Boakye, who struck doubly successful that match, apt to clasp his spot connected the wing.

Paris Saint-Germain imaginable starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Dembele, Ramos, Barcola

We say: Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Saint-Etienne

PSG participate this brushwood arsenic wide favourites, buoyed by their grounds against the Greens and their formidable signifier connected location turf.

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