Paris Saint-Germain travel to Nice on Saturday firmly entrenched in crisis mode.
The club has fallen out with star forward Kylian Mbappe over image rights and have lost three of their last four games on the pitch, dropping out of the Champions League and loosening their grip on the Ligue 1 title race. Rumours on the future of Lionel Messi continue to swirl, too.
Their upcoming opponents Nice are enjoying an 14-game unbeaten run and have the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter final with Basel on the horizon, but are only eighth in Ligue 1.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of Saturday’s fixture.
Nice vs PSG H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Current Ligue 1 Form (Last Five Games)
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Nice team news
Antoine Mendy is fit again and could take the right back spot in place of Jordan Lotomba, who may not be rushed back now teenage defender Mendy is fit.
Hichem Boudaoui and Mattia Viti are both available after missing the draw with Angers through illness. Former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey and Gunners loanee Nicolas Pepe should both start.
Striker Terem Moffi has impressed since signing from Lorient on loan and will get another chance to show his capabilities up front here.
Nice predicted lineup (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Mendy, Todibo, Dante, Bard; Ramsey, Boudaoui, Thuram; Pepe, Moffi, Laborde.
PSG team news
Kylian Mbappe took aim at PSG for the use of his image in a video promoting club season tickets for the 2023/24 season. With tensions so high in Paris, that disagreement could be enough for the France captain to drop out of the starting XI.
His absence would add to an already troubling injury list, with Neymar, Presnel Kimpembe and Nordi Mukiele definitely sidelined. There are further doubts over the availability of Marco Verratti and Sergio Ramos.
PSG predicted lineup (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Pereira, Marquinhos, Bitshiabu; Hakimi, Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Sanches, Mendes; Messi, Ekitike.
Reims (13) are the only side to have drawn more games than Nice (12) in Ligue 1 this season – Les Aiglons are unbeaten in all competitions since early January. However, five draws in their last six league games means they are only eighth.
PSG are one of the number of clubs in meltdown at the moment. They’ll hope the photo issue…
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