In this 26th week match, on Sat Feb 26th, Paris Saint Germain hosts Saint-Étienne at Parc Des Princes in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Paris Saint Germain sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani struck first for Nantes in the 4th minute, then Merlin added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Osman Bukari. Paris Saint Germain should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Saint-Étienne recorded a 2-2 draw against Strasbourg. Ryad Boudebouz struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 4th minute, then Habib Diallo tied it up for Strasbourg in the 21st minute . Saint-Étienne looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Paris Saint Germain won by a score of 3 to 1. Denis Bouanga scored the first goal for Saint-Étienne in the 23rd minute, then Marquinhos tied it up for Paris Saint Germain in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Lionel Messi Finally they completed the comback in the 79th minute on a goal by Ángel Di María to cap off a wild match.
Saint-Étienne’s top weapon lately has been Wahbi Khazri, who has two goals in the last five matches. Kylian Mbappé has been the most prolific scorer on Paris Saint Germain in the last 5 matches with 3 goals
Leandro Paredes, Neymar, Ander Herrera, Mauro Icardi, Michut and Alexandre Letellier are unavailable to play for Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero’s team, while Enzo Crivelli, Miguel Trauco, Harold Moukoudi and Yvan Neyou Noupa are unavailable to play for Pascal Dupraz’s team.