This Sunday, for Matchday 17 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) faces Paris FC (14th) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 8:45 PM, CET). Ahead of this match, the press has been trying to predict the starting lineup that Parisian coach Luis Enrique will field.
Le Parisien (4-3-3) –
Barcola – Dembélé – Doué
Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves
Mendes – Zabarnyi – Beraldo- Zaïre-Emery
Chevalier.
L’Equipe (4-3-3) –
Barcola- Dembélé – Doué
Ruiz – Vitinha – Neves
Mendes – Pacho – Marquinhos – Zaïre-Emery
Chevalier.
These are all perfectly plausible lineups, even if nothing is certain. Luis Enrique doesn’t give any hints to the media, so we have to guess what he’s going to field. It seems simpler this time. There was some rest beforehand thanks to the international break, and the next match is on Thursday (Trophée des Champions against Olympique Lyonnais). With a tough title race against Lens (who have a four-point lead after Friday’s victory against Toulouse), we expect a “first-choice eleven.”
It remains to be seen exactly what this means, given the competition and each player’s current form. We don’t have all the data, but there seems to be little doubt. Hence the surprise at the defense proposed by the Parisian newspaper, perhaps related to travel during the holidays.
