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Played
January 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. GMT
Parc des Princes — Paris
Referee:‬ F. Fautrel‎
Attendance:‬ 42029‎
 
68′ (OG) A. Chedjou
 

Paris Saint-Germain - Lille Preview: Garcia's struggling side travel to the capital to face in-form Parisiens

Carlo Ancelotti's men welcome the 2011 champions to the Parc des Princes, knowing that a win will see them return to the top following Lyon's win on Friday

By Mohammed Ali

Ligue 1 : Rio Mavuba vs Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Lille OSC vs Paris SG)
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  PROBABLE LINE-UPS
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

Sirigu
Jallet, Camara, Sakho, Maxwell
Lucas Moura, Matuidi, Verratti, Pastore
Ibrahimovic, Lavezzi

LILLE
LOSC Lille Métropole
Elana
Beria, Basa, Chedjou, Digne
Mavuba, Balmont, Pedretti
Martin, Payet
Roux



Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti is set to welcome back Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was suspended for Wednesday's 3-1 Coupe de France win over Toulouse on Wednesday.

Kevin Gameiro started alongside Ezequiel Lavezzi that night, but Ancelotti will likely pump for the latter to start with the returning Swede. Marco Verratti should keep his place in midfield ahead of Clement Chantome in midfield.

Thiago Silva remains injured, with Alex uncertain to start on Sunday. Replacing the duo could be fourth-choice Zoumana Camara, with Sylvain Armand picking up a few niggles in Wednesday's cup win.

Lille coach Rudi Garcia is split between his usual 4-3-3 formation or switching to 4-4-2 as was the case in the 3-1 win over amateurs Plabennec on Thursday.

Nolan Roux is expected to lead the line, with Dimitri Payet and Marvin Martin providing the ammunition behind him. Otherwise, there are no major injury woes for Garcia to mull over.

Salomon Kalou, Ryan Mendes, Mohamed Sissoko and Siaka Tiene are away at the Africa Cup of Nations.

  DID YOU KNOW?

  • Paris Saint-Germain sit can move top of Ligue 1 on goal difference with victory here.
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic tops the Ligue 1 scoring charts on 20 league goals, two fewer than last season's joint-top scorers Olivier Giroud and Nene. However, he only has six at home this season.
  • Salvatore Sirigu has not conceded a league goal for PSG since the 2-1 defeat to Nice on 1 December - a total of 686 minutes.
  • Lille sit in 10th place in Ligue 1 after their shock 2-0 home defeat against Nice.
  • Rudi Garcia's side have just one win in their last ten league games on the road. They have two away wins in Ligue 1 all season.
  • Les Dogues have not won a league game away at the Parc des Princes since 1996.
  • Both Lille's Grand Stade Lille Metropole and PSG's Parc des Princes were shortlisted as the ten venues for Euro 2016 on Friday.


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Available Squads
30Salvatore SiriguGoalkeeper
3Mamadou SakhoDefender
17MaxwellDefender
22Sylvain ArmandDefender
26Christophe JalletDefender
7Jérémy MenezMidfielder
14Blaise MatuidiMidfielder
8Thiago MottaMidfielder
-LucasMidfielder
18Zlatan IbrahimovicStriker
21Ezequiel LavezziStriker
1Nicolas DouchezGoalkeeper
2Gregory van der WielDefender
-Antoine ConteDefender
20Clément Chantôme Midfielder
24Marco VerrattiMidfielder
31Adrien RabiotMidfielder
27Javier PastoreMidfielder
1Steeve ElanaGoalkeeper
3Lucas DigneDefender
-Djibril SidibéDefender
22A. ChedjouDefender
25Marko BasaDefender
4Florent BalmontMidfielder
5Idrissa GueyeMidfielder
14Marvin MartinMidfielder
7Dimitri PayetStriker
20R. RodelinStriker
26Nolan RouxStriker
30Barel Morial MoukoGoalkeeper
14David RozehnalDefender
21Laurent BonnartDefender
17Benoit PedrettiMidfielder
9De MeloStriker
-Gianni BrunoStriker
-Viktor KlonaridisStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker
PSG
30 4
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Striker
AS Saint-Etienne
19 1
Darío Cvitanich Darío Cvitanich
Striker
Nice
18 5
Bafetimbi Gomis Bafetimbi Gomis
Striker
Lyon
16 4
Anthony Modeste Anthony Modeste
Striker
Bastia
15 3