Paris Saint-Germain-Lens, for the French championship: times, how to watch them and probable formations

In the midst of a conflict situation that is not limited to the sporting aspects, Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain, leader of the French league, will receive his escort, Lens, from 4pm this Saturday, who will count with Facundo Medina, at a meeting corresponding to the 31st date of the competition. The duel will be broadcast on the Star+ platform.

Knocked out of the Champions League prematurely by Bayern Munich, defeated more often than usual in the domestic tournament and booed by their own fans, PSG have added one more conflict this week, as their coach, Christophe Galtier, has been accused of being racist and Islamophobic after a Alleged email from Julien Fournier, who was Nice’s sporting director when Galtier took charge of that team in the 2021/22 season, was disclosed in which he claimed the DT had complained there were “too many” on campus blacks and muslims.

“I am very surprised by the words that have been attributed to me and which have been passed on by some irresponsibly. It strikes me at the core of my humanity,” the coach said in the press conference he gave on Friday. A few minutes earlier he had received support from PSG. “The club supports Christophe Galtier and wants the truth to be established by justice,” the press officer said before the coach spoke. Meanwhile, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nice has opened an investigation “for reasons of discrimination based on race or religion”.

With this sea of ​​background, the leaders of Ligue 1 will take the field, who took a breather in the last round by beating Nice 2-0 after two consecutive defeats (against Rennes and Olympique de Lyon). The Parisians have 69 points and are six ahead of their rival this afternoon, who will arrive at the Parc des Princes invigorated by four straight victories.

One of the pillars of this fantastic Lens is Facundo Medina. On the eve of the match, the former River and Talleres de Córdoba player recounted, between smiles, how he imagines a one-on-one duel with Messi. “Imagine a play: the 10 grabs it, starts running and I run from behind. I will not put it. I take him, hug him and say: ‘Thank you for the World Cup’ ”, he joked in an interview with the Son aviones program, broadcast on YouTube.

Probable alignments

Paris Saint-Germain: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Danilo Pereira, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha; Carlos Soler, Renato Sanches, Nuno Mendes; Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe. Trainer: Christopher Galtier.

Contact lenses: Brice Samba; Facundo Medina, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso; Salis Abdul Samed; Frankowski, Florian Sotoca, Seko Fofana; Adrien Thomasson, Angelo Fulgini, Lois Openda. Trainer: Franco Haise.

Referee: Willy Delajod.

Stadium: Parc des Princes (Paris)

Start time: 16.

Transmission: Star+.