Lyon are currently occupying fifth position in the French top division standings with 13 points from seven games, six points adrift of leaders PSG.
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Lyon will host Paris Saint-Germain in a Ligue 1 fixture at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Monaco in a French top flight fixture last weekend. PSG, meanwhile, secured a 3-1 win against Maccabi Haifa in a Group H match of the Champions League in the midweek. Lyon are currently occupying fifth position in the French top division standings with 13 points from seven games, six points adrift of leaders PSG.
The training session before #OLPSG . 🔛🔴🔵
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 17, 2022
Lyon has made a decent start to their 2022-23 Ligue 1 campaign, registering four wins and one draw so far. In their last match at Stade Louis II, Benoit Badiashile gave the lead to Monaco in the 55th-minute before Guillermo Maripan doubled the lead eight minutes later. Although Lyon pulled one back through Kari Toko Ekambi, nine minutes from time, the hosts managed to hold on to the slender lead and secured the win. It was Les Gones’ second successive defeat of the season. After starting the season with four wins from their opening five games, the Peter Bosz’ side has paled into insignificance following back-to-back losses.
PSG, on the other hand, have made an impressive start to their title-defence, registering six wins and one draw in seven Ligue 1 games so far. In their last Ligue 1 match against Brest on September 10, Neymar’s 30th-minute goal was enough to separate the two sides at Parc des Princes. After that, the Parisians defeated Maccabi Haif 3-1 to make it two wins from as many European games this term. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar netted for Christopher Galtier’s side at Sammy Ofer Stadium on Wednesday to take all three points.
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Lyon defender Jerome Boateng is nursing a muscle injury and won’t be available for Sunday’s game. Therefore Thiago Mendes is likely to partner Castello Mukeba in central defence. Former Arsenal-man Lacazette is expected to lead the line with Tete and Toko Ekambi in support. As for PSG, centre-back Presnel Kimpembe sustained a hamstring injury against Brest, therefore Pereira could join Marquinhos and Sergio Ramos in the three-man defence. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe would form the front-three.
Lyon probable starting lineup: Lopes, Gusto, Mendes, Lukeba, Tagliafico, Caqueret, Lepanant, Tolisso, Tete, Lacazette, Toko Ekambi
PSG probable starting lineup: Donnarumma, Pereira, Marquinhos, Ramos, Hakimi, Verratti, Vitinha, Bernat, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar
The Ligue 1 match between Lyon and PSG will take place at Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Monday at 12:15 am IST.
| Lyon vs PSG | Key details |
| Date | September 18 (France) |
| Venue | Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| Kickoff time in France | 8:45 pm (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Monday) |
For the football fans in India, live coverage of Ligue 1 matches are available on Sports 18 network. Meanwhile for those in France, they can catch the live action via Amazon Prime video.
