Important Rules:

The Paris Saint-Germain team, virtual champions of France, will play against Lens without seven players. Originally scheduled for April 11th between the two Champions League quarter-finals of PSG against Liverpool, the Ligue 1 clash between Lens and the reigning European champions will take place on Wednesday, May 13th at Bollaert. Pierre Sage is still unhappy about the rescheduling.

With much less at stake since the Parisians, tough winners against Brest on Sunday evening (1-0), have a six-point lead over their closest competitors, and an almost insurmountable goal difference (+44 against +29), they have only one match left to play after this midweek encounter.

Is Safonov Returning?

So, PSG, “champion by 99.9%” according to Luis Enrique, is now primarily thinking about the new Champions League final they will play on May 30th in Budapest against Arsenal. The Spanish coach will not take any risks for the last two championship games. The proof is in the list of absentees for this trip to Pas-de-Calais. There are a total of seven absentees. Apart from Quentin Ndjantou, who has been injured for a long time, Achraf Hakimi and Lucas Chevalier will also be absent.

Already absent on Sunday against Brest, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, and Warren Zaïre-Emery are once again not available and will “continue their treatment,” according to a statement from the club. Kang-In Lee, who started against Brest, was substituted shortly after half-time due to a knock on his left ankle and will “work indoors in the coming days.” So, no cause for concern it seems for PSG, who may rotate heavily and give some young players a chance. Among the uncertainties is the presence of Matvey Safonov at the start, who has lost his place in goal to the young Italian goalkeeper Renato Marin in the last two league matches.