Paris Saint-Germain will begin life without Neymar when they travel to Occitania to face Toulouse on the second weekend of the new Ligue 1 season.
The hosts head into Saturday’s showdown on the back of a 2-1 victory over Nantes, while PSG were held to a goalless draw by Lorient last time out.
Team News
Toulouse
- Toulouse have a stacked injury list at the moment, with Ibrahim Cissoko, Junior Flemmings, Kevin Keben, Ado Onaiwu, Naatan Skytta and Oliver Zanden all expected to miss Saturday’s clash.
- Martinez Novell will likely continue with his favoured 4-3-3 formation, meaning that Zakaria Aboukhlal and Gabriel Suazo will offer attacking support to Dutch striker Thijs Dallinga, who netted 18 goals across all competitions last season.
Paris St Germain
- PSG are also without a host of players due to injury, as Juan Bernat, Presnel Kimpembe, Alexandre Letellier, Nuno Mendes, Nordi Mukiele and Sergio Rico remain on the sidelines.
- On a brighter note, Kylian Mbappe has returned to first-team training following a contract dispute with the club, although it remains to be seen where Enrique will select the 24-year-old in his starting XI on Saturday.
- Lucas Hernandez, Milan Skriniar, Manuel Ugarte, Lee Kang-in, Goncalo Ramos and Marco Asensio all made their competitive debuts for PSG against Lorient, but Enrique will likely be tempted to alter the lineup after last weekend’s disappointing draw.
Possible Lineup
Toulouse: Restes; Desler, Costa, Nicolaisen, Diarra; Sierro, Casseres, Genreau; Aboukhlal, Dallinga, Suazo
Paris St Germain: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Skriniar, Hernandez; Zaire-Emery, Ugarte, Vitinha; Mbappe, Romas, Asensio
Prediction Analysis
Motivated by last weekend’s dropped points, Paris Saint-Germain look set to bounce back with a much-needed straightforward victory over Toulouse, who will likely struggle to deal with PSG’s attacking firepower.
Our prediction is Toulouse 1-3 Paris St Germain