PSG – Montpelier Ligue 1: 22nd April 2017

PSG had to win

PSG ranks second in the Ligue 1 standings, scoring points with AS Monaco leader, but with an extra match. Thus Unai Emery’s band has to save the season by winning the championship, because in the end, the ending of the second place in Ligue 1 would be a real deception for the Parisians, given the huge sums of money invested in the club. It is true that the PSG has recently won the League Cup of France, imposing itself definitively in the finals right in front of Monaco and that it has good chances to win the French Cup, but one thing is certain: the championship is the prime target for the riches of Paris.

No objective

With five stages before the end of the season in France, Montpeliier has secured a place on the first stage of the country and the next season, especially after the successes in the last two stages, ahead of Caen (2-0) Respectively Lorient (2-0). Even so, this is just a palpable consolation for the team that surprisingly became the champion in Ligue 1 five seasons ago. Currently, Montpellier counts a negative goal (47-55), lost about half of the confrontations in this championship and is far from hoping for European seats in the coming seasons.
Direct meetings

In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, PSG imposed five times, Montpellier in the other two rows, while three other disputes ended in a tie;

In the tour, Montpeliier was impressed with a 3-0 shooter on “Stade de la Mosson”, in a game where his share in the victory reached 7.00;

The last success of Montpellier on the “Parc des Princes” dates from January 2014, from a 2-1 in the 16th finals of the French Cup;

Probable teams:

PSG (4-3-3): Trapp – Aurier, Marquinhos, Silva, Maxwell – Nkunku, Verratti, Pastore – Di Maria, Cavani, Moura

Absents: Krychowiak, Kurzawa, Draxler, Ben Arfa, Rabiot (all injured)

Montpellier (4-2-3-1): Pionnier- Mukiele, Hilton, Pokorny, Roussillon- Skhiri, Sessegnon- Mbenza, Boudebouz, Dolly- Mounie

Absents: Ninga, Ligali (injured), Congre (suspend), Ikone (ineligible)