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Match details:

Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
January 23, 2021
01:30 am IST

Preview:

Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier will face each other in the Ligue 1 at Parc des Princes, Paris in the Round 21 match. Paris Saint-Germain are in fantastic form at the moment and they are undefeated in the last seven matches in all competitions. They have scored 44 goals in 20 league matches, the best in the league so far, and leaked just 11. In their most recent match, they played against Angers and won by 1-0. They are favourites to win this fixture.

Montpellier will be eager to collect points here as they are winless in their last six matches. Currently, they are at 11th place with 28 points in 20 matches with the help of eight wins and four draws. Looking at their current form, an away trip to PSG is another mountain to climb.

Recent form:

Paris Saint-Germain – WDWWW
Montpellier – DLLDL

Injuries and suspension:

Paris Saint-Germain: Juan Bernat, Colin Dagba, Thilo Kehrer.
Montpellier: Jordan Ferri.

Probable starting XI:

Paris Saint-Germain

Navas, Bakker, Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Florenzi, Paredes, Verratti, Mbappe, Neymar, Maria, Kean.

Montpellier

Omlin, Cozza, Mendes, Congre, Oyongo, Savanier, Tallec, Mollet, Sambia, Delort, Laborde.

Top picks:

Kylian Mbappe: The French sensationa is so good in pace, ball control, and footballing intelligence. His timing and precision make look all too easy. His stats are incredible for his club, not only in scoring but also in assisting. This season, he has scored 12 times in 16 matches with five assists.

Neymar: Neymar is a gifted player with excellent finishing and dribbling skills. With an average of 42 passes per match and an 80% pass completion rate, he has scored three times to put the ball inside the net in the league this season. He has impressive strength, ability in the air, speed, and tireless stamina.

Andy Delort: Delort has the most goal involvement by any player in the team with 15, having scored nine goals and dished out six assists which lead the team. He is the club’s top creator & surely the one to look out for.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Kylian Mbappe
Neymar
Andy Delort
A Maria

Dream11 team:

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