PARIS (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) return to Ligue 1 to defend their 100 per cent record against struggling Toulouse tonight but all eyes in the French capital are on whether star attackers Neymar and Kylian Mbappe will be ready for Liverpool on Wednesday.
The pair were both injured during friendlies in the international break, and are now in a race against time to recover for the Parisians’ huge Champions League clash with the Reds.
The French champions are running away with Ligue 1, a full 13 points ahead of their nearest rivals Lille after as many games, and with Toulouse languishing in 15th place coach Thomas Tuchel looks likely to rest both Neymar and Mbappe ahead of the visit of the Group C rivals.
Toulouse coach Alain Casanova was candid about his team’s chances in Paris.
“PSG would win the league easily even without Mbappe and Neymar,” said Casanova.
“They already beat Saint-Etienne 4-0 without either of them. We need to be realistic: it’s a very difficult task that awaits us and I’m not going to pull the wool over my players’ eyes.”
With traditional domestic rivals Monaco, Lyon and Marseille miles off the pace, PSG are turning their attentions to Europe.
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