Form and Line-up: Paris
Paris approach the run-in without panic about the standings, but also without a safety cushion. The team sit 11th with 41 points after 33 rounds and at home have already thrashed Brest 4:0 and Monaco 4:1, but such football is not very compatible with caution: when an opponent quickly switches play through the flanks, spaces around the penalty area appear almost immediately.
Key numbers:
In their last five Ligue 1 matches the team have scored 12 goals but lost to Rennes 1:2 and Lille 0:1.
Over the season Paris have 42.8 xG and 55.1 xGA, which is minus 12.3 in expected goals difference.
The team have conceded 12 goals from set pieces and 12 penalties – the worst figure in the league for penalties conceded.
Probable line-up (4-2-3-1): Kevin Trapp – Hamari Traore, Diego Coppola, Otavio, Noah Sangi – Pierre Lees-Melou, Rudy Matondo – Alimami Gory, Ilan Kebbal, Luca Koleosho – Willem Geubbels.
Absentees: Julien Lopez, Tuomas Ollila, Pierre-Yves Hamel and Jean-Philippe Krasso are injured; Mamadou Mbow is suspended.
Form and Line-up: Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain clinched the title after a 2:0 win over Lens, but Luis Enrique can still send out an attacking line-up that does not look like a reserve team. Up front remain Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and even in cruise-control mode this trio are capable of tearing apart teams that do not know how to close the half-spaces properly.
Key numbers:
Average scoring rate – 2.21 goals per match with 66.82 xG for the season.
Paris Saint-Germain have taken 592 shots and 224 shots on target in the league.
Over their last 10 Ligue 1 matches the team have scored 21 goals.
Probable line-up (4-3-3): Matvei Safonov – Senny Mayulu, Illia Zabarnyi, Lucas Beraldo, Lucas Hernandez – Dro Fernandes, Joao Neves, Desire Doue – Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Absentees: Lee Kang-in, Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Chevalier, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Quentin Njantu and Warren Zaire-Emery are injured.
