PSG x Nantes – Palpite & Prognóstico (20.11.2021)

PSG will be aiming to retain top position in the Ligue 1 table when they take on Nantes in the “City of Lights” on Saturday. Les Parisiens are on the right track to regain the trophy as they are ten points clear of second-place Lens, but they can’t afford any complacency in the remainder of the season. Attacking trio Messi – Neymar – Mbappe is fit for Saturday’s clash, which should be enough for the league leaders to record their 12th triumph of the process.

The likes of Sergio Ramos, Marco Verratti, Presnel Kimpembe, Rafinha, and Julian Draxler should miss out with injuries. Les Canaries, on the other hand, have recorded only one win on the road this term, and given PSG’s attacking potential, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. Forward Osman Bukari should be the only absentee in the away team.

HIGHLIGHTED PLAYER

Neymar

Neymar is a Brazilian football superstar who plays for PSG as a winger. The pacey footballer, who is capable of playing as a centre forward as well, is well known his creativity, passing and finishing. Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes on 5 February, 1992 and he began his senior career at Santos. After scoring 54 goals in 103 appearances for the Brazilian outfit, he joined Barcelona in 2013.

The Brazilian ace signed a five-year deal with the Catalan outfit and he has been playing for the La Liga giants ever since. Neymar the 2014/2015 Champions League trophy with Barcelona and that is considered his biggest success. It has to be noted that he clinched the FIFA Club World Cup trophy with Barca as well.

Speaking of his international career, the Barcelona star made his Brazil debut on 10 August, 2010 against USA and it has to be noted that he scored on his debut. In 2013 he won FIFA Confederations Cup with the Brazilian national team. Neymar was born on 5 February, 1992.

HIGHLIGHTED TEAM

Nantes

Founded on April 21, 1943 Nantes is a professional football club that compete in French Ligue 1. Les Canaris are considered one of the most famous French clubs and they had a lot of success during the sixties and the seventies. Nantes won their first Ligue 1 title in the 1964/1965 season and 36 years later (2000/2001) they clinched their eighth (last) domestic trophy.

Speaking of the club’s European success, les Canaris did well to make it to the Champions League semis in 1996, but Italian giants Juventus proved to be a big catch for the French outfit. Nantes welcome their rivals at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau and the capacity of the stadium is 38.004.

The likes of Vahid Halilhodzic, Adel Selimi, Michel Der Zakarian, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Yepes, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Claude Makelele, Christian Karembeu and Dimitri Payet are the notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Nantes are well known for their yellow jerseys and that is the reason why they are nicknamed the Canaries (les Canaris).