On May 8th, Paris Saint Germain will play host to Troyes in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Paris Saint Germain recorded a 3-3 draw against Strasbourg. Kévin Gameiro struck first for Strasbourg in the 3rd minute on a feed from Lucas Perrin, but Kylian Mbappé got the equalizer for Paris Saint Germain in the 23rd minute . With 20 points in their last 10 matches Paris Saint Germain should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Troyes recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Lille. Tardieu scored the first goal for Troyes in the 43rd minute on a penalty kick, then Ike Ugbo added another in the 55th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lille couldn’t manage to score, and Troyes took the shutout win. Troyes is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Paris Saint Germain and Troyes last played eachother at the Stade De L’aube on Aug 7th. Paris Saint Germain was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. El Hajjam scored the first goal for Troyes in the 9th minute, then in the 19th minute, Ander Herrera sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Achraf Hakimi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 21st minute on a goal by Mauro Icardi.
Tardieu has been the most prolific scorer on Troyes in the last 5 matches with three goals. Paris Saint Germain is glad to have Kylian Mbappé in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 7 goals
Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler, Leandro Paredes, Presnel Kimpembe, Ander Herrera, Colin Dagba, Abdou Diallo, Layvin Kurzawa, Mauro Icardi, Idrissa Gueye and Edouard Michut are unavailable to play for Paris Saint Germain, while Bruno Irles’s Troyes squad will be without Gallon, Salmier and Tanguy Banhie-Zoukrou.