Marseille vs. Reims (Saturday, 4.00pm)
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Marseille and Reims will open their 2023-24 Ligue 1 accounts when they lock horns at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday afternoon.
Despite losing four of their final five games, Marseille finished third last season, while Will Still's Reims finished 11th – 23 points shy of Saturday's hosts.
We say: Marseille 2-1 Reims
Despite Wednesday's defeat in Greece, we expect Marseille to kick-start their Ligue 1 campaign with a narrow victory over Reims, who registered one of the worst away records in the French top flight last season.
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PSG vs. Lorient (Saturday, 8.00pm)
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Paris Saint-Germain will begin their bid for a 10th Ligue 1 title in 12 years when they welcome Lorient to Parc des Princes on the opening weekend of the season.
Following the departure of Christophe Galtier, Luis Enrique will take charge of his first competitive game as PSG manager on Saturday, while Regis Le Bris begins his second season at Lorient.
We say: Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Lorient
Having tasted victory at Parc des Princes back in April, Lorient will fancy their chances of frustrating PSG once again, although very few teams record back-to-back wins against the perennial Ligue 1 champions.
With that in mind, we expect Les Parisiens to exact revenge on Les Murles by securing a relatively straightforward victory in Enrique's first competitive match as PSG manager.
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Oliver Thomas
