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Preview: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Montpellier HSC

Sports Mole takes a closer look at the two sides ahead of Saturday's Ligue 1 meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier HSC.

A dramatic Ligue 1 title race continues this weekend as Paris Saint-Germain make the trip to face Montpellier on Saturday.

One point still separates PSG and leaders Marseille after both sides suffered defeat last Sunday, with Laurent Blanc's side falling to a 1-0 loss at home to Guingamp.

Blanc watched his side put the shock result behind them on Wednesday by beating Ajaccio 3-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue.

The next stop for PSG is to head into the winter break with a win, and they will go top if they win as Marseille do not meet Lille until Sunday afternoon.

Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were given the night off in the cup, but both are in line to return as Marquinhos and Ezequiel Lavezzi look set to be two of the players to drop out of the side.

Montpellier head into the weekend in ninth spot, but are short of confidence after failing to overcome a struggling Lens side in a dramatic 3-3 draw last Saturday.

Rolland Courbis is unlikely to make big changes to the side, but he is expected to be without the injured Jonas Martin, meaning that Souleymane Camara could return to the starting lineup.

PSG:

Form in Ligue 1: WWWDWL
Form in all competitions: WDWLLW

Possible starting lineup: Sirigu; Van der Wiel, Luiz, Silva, Maxwell; Motta, Verratti, Matuidi; Lavezzi, Ibrahimovic, Cavani

Montpellier:

Recent form: LWDLWD

Possible starting lineup: Pionnier, Congre, Hilton, El Kaoutari, Saihi, Marveaux, Dabo, Camara, Sanson, Barrios, Mounier

Sports Mole says: 3-1


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2Marseille19114440231737
3MonacoMonaco20114536241237
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5Nice2097439261334
6Lens209652518733
7Lyon198653023730
8Brest2091103136-528
9StrasbourgStrasbourg207673332127
10Toulouse207582122-126
11Auxerre206592733-623
12Angers206592229-723
13Reims205782629-322
14NantesNantes204972430-621
15Rennes2062122730-320
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne2053121943-2418
17Montpellier HSCMontpellier2043132046-2615
18Le HavreLe Havre2042141539-2414


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