The outstanding tie from Coupe de France The round of 64 will take place on Sunday evening at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis lens Host-Owner Paris Saint Germain.

In just one of two games played exclusively in Ligue 1, one of the competition’s favorites will fall at the first hurdle here as Lens suffered another difficult draw on their entry into the tournament.

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As the richest club, reigning league champions and cup winners, PSG will start the Coupe de France season as clear favorites despite a very difficult opening game.

Luis EnriqueThe Barcelona side also picked up a hugely important win against one of their biggest title rivals, Monaco, during the week.

A defeat would have left them almost four points clear at the top, but a 4-2 win in the Principality to come from behind means PSG will finish 2024 10 points clear the top of Ligue 1.

The Parisians trailed 2-1 just after the hour but came back late to secure their third impressive win in seven days, having also beaten Red Bull Salzburg in their must-win Champions League clash and against one had an impressive Lyon last weekend.

Focus will now switch to the coupe for the final game of 2024 and it is one of the toughest they will face all year, in front of a loud Bollaert-Delelis atmosphere under the Sunday evening lights.

This will be a repeat of the 1998 Coupe de France final, which PSG won 2-1, and the aim will be to win the trophy again this season in the final against Lyon already in May.

After consecutive round of 16 exits, this was an important achievement for the club, which reached seven consecutive finals between 2015 and 2021, winning all but one.

The visitors also have an excellent recent record against Lens, having won their last four games against their upcoming opponents, including 1-0 in the league game in the capital at the start of November.

Although Lens knocked PSG out of the competition in the quarter-finals in 1994 and the semi-finals in 1975, they never managed to win the trophy, having suffered the heartache of losing three times in the final.

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PSG were also the club that beat them in the final of the 2008 Coupe de la Ligue and Lens have enjoyed very little cup success since then, with their best Coupe de France result of the 21st century being a semi-final defeat against Monaco in 2010.

Monaco were also the club that eliminated them from this competition last season, in another heavyweight round 64 tie, meaning the Blood and Gold have suffered a nightmarish draw at the first hurdle two seasons in a row have given.

Will StillHowever, Barcelona’s men are in good form and should not be discouraged by the difficulty of their opponents, having picked up seven points from their last three Ligue 1 games.

A 2-2 draw against a very impressive Auxerre side last weekend meant they remained in seventh place, three points behind the champions, on a matchday where neither team was between their second and eighth wins. League places.

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PSG left-back Nuno Mendes was missing from the squad against Monaco due to a hamstring injury sustained against Lyon and the Portugal international remains under observation.

Gianluigi Donnarumma It is also unlikely to occur after feeling the full force of it Wilfried SingoThe studs scraped his face on Wednesday, leaving the Italian goalkeeper needing numerous stitches and being replaced by Matvey Safonov.

teenager Desire Doue went on to thank his manager for giving him a run in the team. His goal against Monaco meant he now has two goals and two assists in three games, but Goncalo Ramos He also stakes his claim to starting with goals in three consecutive games, including two as a late substitute in the last two games.

The lens is delivered without Remy Labeau Lascary after suffering a serious knee injury in the draw against Auxerre last weekend, and Angelo Fulgini has also been ousted, but his problem is not expected to last as long.

Jonathan Gradit And Nampalys Mendy Both have been missing in recent weeks, joining the long-term absentees Jimmy Cabot And Ruben Aguilar on the treatment table.

Len’s possible starting lineup:
Samba; Frankowski, Danso, Khusanov, Medina, Chavez; Thomasson, El Aynaoui; Pereira da Costa, Nzola, Zaroury

Possible Paris Saint-Germain starting lineup:
Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Joao Neves; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Dembele, Doue, Barcola

We say: Lens 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain

With the atmosphere expected to be tense in northern France, unbeaten Ligue 1 leaders PSG are likely to face a difficult encounter with Still’s men, who have proven difficult to beat even for much of the season.

However, PSG have already beaten Lens this season and are also on a four-game winning streak against the Blood and Gold, and they could have just enough to extend their impressive unbeaten start at home.

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