soccer. Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain faces a black beast, OM on the Renaissance

Confrontation: Paris Saint-Germain – Rennes

Paris Saint-Germain faces one of its annoyances: The Parisians want to set records on Sunday (5:05pm) against Rennes, after losing two of their last three matches against a Breton side.

At the Parc des Princes, the Ligue 1 leader retaliated to take after the first leg, which Rennes won 1-0 with a goal by Hamari Traoré, in mid-January.

But does Christophe Galtier currently have the squad to keep a clean sheet against the Rennes attack?

The defensive attack complicates the coach’s plans: Ashraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos Nordi and Mokelle are affected to varying degrees.

Leaders with ten points up front, however, Paris have the margin, while Rennes are still two matches without scoring – defeat at Marseille and a draw at Auxerre.

So Brayton, fifth, is on a downward slope in the race for the European places and must react quickly.

“We must regain humility (…) give more commitment,” the coach worried Bruno Genesio last weekend.

Musician: Gendouzi Al-Jouf

Ahead of Reims-Marseille, Sunday (8:45pm), Mathieu Guendouzi may not have had the best week of his career.

The OM midfielder learned on Thursday that he had not been called up to the France national team for the start of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, due to lackluster performances and above all uneven playing time.

the coach Didier Deschamps Nesues preferred Khefrin Thuram, a rookie of choice. It’s a throwback for the 23-year-old former defender who hasn’t missed a run since the start of the 2021-22 season.

“These are choices, no one is guilty,” Deschamps reasoned, who summoned all “globalization” Available… except for Guendouzi and Axel Disasi, Monaco defender.

To return to the Blues and breathe new life into his season, Guendouzi will have to convince his coach Igor Tudor that he is a starter. But the latter regularly prefers Jordan Ferretot and Valentin Rogner in the center, and Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovsky is in a more advanced position.

In the last two matches, the midfielder was substituted in the first half at Rennes (win 1-0) and then played only ten minutes against Strasbourg (2-2).

Number: 20^H David’s goal?

Would Lille be sixth in L1 without Jonathan David? The Canadian striker from Lusec is having a prolific season with 19 goals and is already aiming for milestone number 20 on Saturday (5:00pm) in Toulouse.

After the World Cup, the striker returned to full speed in the North. He has already scored 12 goals since the start of 2023, including eight since February 8, in all competitions.

With his 19 goals in the tournament, David was already well above the stats of his first two seasons in France, with 13 goals (2021) and then 15 (2022).

Hat-trick against Lyon (3-3) in 27 minutes^H Until it brought him back into the race for the top scorer title. with Kylian MbappeAlso, 19 goals, the Canadian widened the gap againstAlexandre LacazetteWissam Ben Yedder and Folarin Balogun, all three 16-time top scorers.

If he succeeds in Toulouse, Losc could join the top five ahead of Rennes, at least temporarily.