NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR PARIS!
Super ball from Mbappé in the depth for Hakimi who crosses at the first post towards Neymar! The Brazilian misses his recovery and Clermont shows up!
MESSI’S BATTLE!
Found at the entrance to the surface, Leo Messi feigns the shot and hooks before continuing with a right footed shot! It’s just upstairs!
Clermont puts the pressure on
Dossou can be found in the area and the Clermont player tries a shot from a tight angle! This was captured by Donnarumma!
THE TARGET IS WELL VALIDATED!
The VAR is going to do a check, Seidu indeed seems hit by Mbappé but it is very light.. THE TARGET HAS BEEN VALIDATED!
NEYMAAAR OPEN THE SCORE!
Already 1 on 0 for PSG thanks to Neymar! It’s a mess around the penalty area, but Messi finds Neymar alone and scores with his left foot! Clermont players complain about a player on the ground, but the umpire lets the game play.
Messi was looking for Neymar
In the position of number 10, Messi tries to find Neymar in the depths but he is just a bit too strong for the Brazilian!
First Parisian possession
Paris is turning the ball and the players of the capital are already taking a few blows! Mbappe then Neymar to the ground!
KICK OFF FOR CLERMONT-PSG!
After the 5-1 victory over Lorient last Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain are looking to collect the few remaining points in their quest for a tenth title of champion of France! And that goes through a complicated journey to Clermont!
Mbappe still on everyone’s mind
Since the end of the season promises to be calm, the heads are already set for next summer. A huge file on the table: the extension of Kylian Mbappe, at the end of the contract and priority of Real Madrid.
>>> figures start to come out about the Paris proposal
Clermont’s composition, with Desmas in target
The Clermont elf: Desmas – Billong, Mendy, Zedadka, Seidu – Magnin, Berthomier, Gastien – Dossou, Bayo, Khaoui.
The composition of PSG, with the MNM and Sergio Ramos
Donnarumma – Hakimi, Ramos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes – Danilo, Verratti, Gueye – Messi, Neymar, Mbappe.
Pochettino has to deal with many absentees
Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas and Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria have withdrawn from the match of the 31st match day of Ligue 1, and are uncertain for next week’s “clasico” against Marseille. In addition, German midfielder Julian Draxler’s season is likely to be over: he is due to undergo surgery on the outer meniscus of his right knee on Friday, according to a PSG press release and will no longer train for “30 to 45 days”. Central defender and captain Marquinhos are spared. “He has some muscle discomfort, we have decided to give him a rest, after the week he has spent at family level with the birth of his son,” explained the coach, Mauricio Pochettino. Finally, Senegalese defender Abdou Diallo (adductors) is due to resume training in ten days, and Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera in eight days.
Good evening everyone
Paris Saint-Germain don’t have to worry about fighting for European places. Well settled in the leader’s seat with a twelve-point lead over number two, Stade Rennais, the capital club is focused on what it still needs to do to secure a tenth French championship title. A win over Clermont would bring Mauricio Pochettino’s men closer to this goal.