It’s no secret that the main attraction of France’s Ligue 1 for some time now has been Paris Saint Germain, which boasts an exclusive collection of the world’stop footballers. So the eyes of soccer fans will be on this team when they visit LOSC Lilletoday, August 21 in matchday 3 of Ligue 1 2022-2023. Here are the lineups.
Not to lose a healthy habit it has established since its economic power strengthened its roster, PSG has started the French league season with a bang. Two wins in as many matches. Ten goals scored and only two conceded. A locomotive.
On the other side of the pitch is LOSC Lille, the team that, thanks to the fairy tale it wrote in the 2020-2021 season, broke Paris Saint-Germain‘s streak of three consecutive Ligue 1 championships. Unlike their powerful rivals, Les Dogues have just one win and one draw at the start of the season.
Lille line-up
Starting with the home side for this match to be held at the Pierre Maurroy Stadium, it is known that they are at risk of suffering their first defeat of the tournament. However, Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca‘s team is determined to repeat the trend of 2020-2021, when they won both their matches against PSG.
The start of this Ligue 1 soccer year brought a smile to the faces of Lille fans as their team gave them a succulent 4-1 victory over Auxerre. Even so, the winning momentum was quickly cut short as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to eight-time French champions Nantes.
Lille’s XI vs. PSG: Leonardo Jardim; Diakite, Jose Fonte, Ribeiro, Ismaily; Benjamin Andre, Angel Gomes, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Yazici, Jonathan Bamba; Jonathan David.
Paris Saint Germain lineup
Christophe Galtier has started his presentation as PSG manager with good marks. The French coach has a tremendous challenge ahead of him, who in addition to helping his team assimilate his idea of the game, must deal with a dressing room full of egos and individualities.
Kylian Mbappé, one of the stars of the team, has been recently in the eye of the storm, who has been angry with his teammates. There is even talk of a possible rift between the Frenchman and his brilliant teammates Neymar Jr and Lionel Messi. Even with this dissonance, it was enough for PSG to beat Clermont and Montpellier in their first two matches in the current Ligue 1.
PSG’s XI vs Lille: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe; , Achraf Hakimi, Marco Verratti, Vitor Ferreira,Nuno Mendes; Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr.
