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Paris Saint-Germain and OGC Nice meet in Ligue 1 on Friday with unbeaten records since the start of the season in France. Luis Enrique’s men thumped Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 just before the September international break while Francesco Farioli’s side recorded their first win under the Italian by beating RC Strasbourg Alsace 2-0. Kylian Mbappe scored twice at Groupama Stadium and the French superstar was rested for Les Bleus’ 2-1 friendly loss to Germany in midweek ahead of an extremely busy period before another international break. Marco Verratti completed his move away from Parc des Princes this week so there is expected to be an emotional tribute to the Italy international before getting down to business with Nice, a good test for PSG ahead of Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League and Olympique de Marseille in Le Classique.
“Nice have a young but experienced coach, a team that plays well with and without the ball,” said Luis Enrique of Nice on Thursday. “It is going to be a tough game, but we are at home, and we are counting on the support of our fans to be able to pick up the win, the three points are our objective. We want to impose our style of play, but our opponents will want to do that too. It will be up to us to make sure we keep the ball. We are only thinking about the Nice game.
“We are not thinking about future matches. We got the players back gradually after the break, and we have been preparing for the match against Nice. Since I have been a coach, I have known that three-match weeks are important moments. We are used to this kind of situation. Our squad has two or three players in each position, so it is very important to be able to rotate players if we are to achieve our objectives over the course of what will be a long season. We have a well-balanced team, in all areas of the game, with top-level players.”
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