Comments and predictions for Nantes vs PSG: It's hard to stop the king
The match between Nantes vs PSG in League 1 takes place at 1:45 a.m. on April 23. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Nantes vs PSG squad information
Coach Luis Enrique rotated his squad heavily in the match against Le Havre, not registering Ousmane Dembele and leaving Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz and Joao Neves on the bench.
The opportunity to play was given to Senny Mayulu, while Nuno Mendes was also given a rest to give young player Ibrahim Mbaye (17 years old) a chance to show himself in the first team.
In this match, PSG can return with a stronger squad to maintain the playing spirit of the pillars, before coach Enrique continues to rotate in the match against Nice at the weekend.
For Nantes, Marcus Coco will be suspended for his red card against Rennes. Full-back Fabien Centonze will remain absent for undisclosed reasons, as will goalkeeper Alban Lafont.
Three other players, Francis Coquelin (hamstring injury), Adel Mahamoud (knee) and Sekou Doucoure (shoulder) will also be unavailable.
Notably, both goalkeeper Anthony Lopes and Welsh international Sorba Thomas were injured over the weekend, so third-choice goalkeeper Patrick Carlgren will make his sixth start for Nantes in this match.
Latest expected lineup for Nantes vs PSG
Nantes:
Donnarumma; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Hernandez; Mayulu, Joao Neves, Lee; Dembele, Goncalo Ramos, Kvaratskhelia
Paris Saint-Germain:
Carlgren; Amian, Castelletto, Pallois, Cozza; Lepenant, Douglas Augusto, Leroux; Abline, Mohamed, Simon
Latest Nantes vs PSG football review
Even though they have officially won Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) still has a big goal ahead: becoming the first team in the history of the tournament to complete the entire season without losing a single match.
Coach Luis Enrique's team is also a strong candidate for the Champions League title, and is also highly rated in the French Cup final against Reims - which opens up the opportunity to win an unprecedented treble for a French team.
With five games remaining in the 34-game season, PSG are very close to surpassing Nantes' longest unbeaten run in Ligue 1 history – 32 games without a defeat. And with their current form, that record may soon be broken.
After a two-week break in Ligue 1, PSG returned last weekend and won a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Le Havre. Although the style of play was not too impressive, the victory still helped them overcome another challenge on their historic journey.
This is also PSG's 10th consecutive win in Ligue 1 - something they have not done since the 2018-19 season. However, their upcoming opponent is one of the few teams that have made PSG lose points this season.
In the first leg, PSG controlled 84% of the ball and made 1,008 passes, but in the end only drew 1-1 with Nantes - a rare result in PSG's 22-win streak in the previous 25 encounters.
Still, PSG hold a remarkable record: they have scored in 27 consecutive games against Nantes – the longest scoring streak by a team against a specific opponent in the club's history.
The first leg draw also ended Nantes' streak of five consecutive defeats against PSG, but the possibility of them doing so again is very low as they have lost six of their last nine Ligue 1 matches.
That included last weekend's defeat when Nantes lost 1-0 to Rennes, despite playing with a man down for the final 30 minutes. Marcus Coco's red card cost the team the decisive goal in the 86th minute, after a goal from young talent Mohamed Meite.
PSG's win over Le Havre also helped Nantes, keeping them three points clear of the relegation zone, with Angers also losing. However, Reims' win left them in 14th place, with four crucial games to play to stay in the top flight after facing PSG.
Nantes' end-of-season schedule is considered the easiest among the bottom group, as all four remaining opponents are in the bottom half of the table, including the final round match against Montpellier - the team currently at the bottom.
Nantes currently have 30 points – enough to stay in the top flight last season (Metz had to play a play-off with 29 points). But with Le Havre on 27 points, this season they will likely need more than that to stay in Ligue 1.
Latest Nantes vs PSG score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Nantes vs PSGas follows:
- Sportsmole:Nantes 0-2 PSG
- WhoScore:Nantes 1-3 PSG
- Our newspaper predicts:Nantes 1-3 PSG
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