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Preview: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Rennes

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Sports Mole looks ahead to the upcoming Ligue 1 encounter between champions Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes at the Parc des Princes.

From the day that he took charge of Paris Saint-Germain back in 2013, Laurent Blanc has had to deal with constant speculation surrounding his future.

The pressure certainly intensified towards the end of 2014 and the beginning of this year as his side collected just one point from encounters against Guingamp, Montpellier and Bastia.

However, his players have since responded positively, with victories over Evian TG and Saint-Etienne, which has kept the champions within four points of in-form Lyon, who lead the way at the top of the standings.

Blanc's men now have a chance to close the gap to just one point - at least until Lyon take on Monaco at the weekend - when they play host to mid-table Rennes at the Parc des Princes on Friday evening.

The Red and Blacks have actually proven themselves to be difficult opponents of late for the Parisians, who have won only three of the last 16 matches between the two sides.

Rennes have triumphed from an impressive nine of those encounters, although there was nothing to split the teams when they met at the Route de Lorient earlier in the season.

In terms of team selection, Blanc has no fresh injury concerns, which may lead to him naming an unchanged starting lineup from the one that recorded a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne.

That would mean another start at right-back for reported Manchester United transfer target Marquinhos, with Argentines Javier Pastore and Ezequiel Lavezzi having to settle for a place among the substitutes.

Meanwhile, former Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes is likely to feature for the visitors, who are without a win in their last five games in all competitions.

PSG:

Form in Ligue 1: WLDLWW
Form in all competitions: WLWWWW

Possible starting lineup: Sirigu; Maxwell, Silva, Luiz, Marquinhos; Matuidi, Motta, Verratti; Lucas, Cavani; Ibrahimovic

Rennes:

Form in Ligue 1: LLWDDL
Form in all competitions: WDLDDL

Possible starting lineup: Costil; Danze, Mexer, Armand, Diagne; Fernandes, Andre, Bruls, Henrique, Prcic; Toivonen

Sports Mole says: 2-0


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1Paris Saint-GermainPSG12102036102632
2MonacoMonaco1282221101126
3Marseille116232415920
4Lille115421811719
5Lyon115331815318
6Nice1145221111017
7Reims115241915417
8Lens11452129317
9Auxerre115152019116
10Toulouse124351314-115
11StrasbourgStrasbourg113442022-213
12Brest124171622-613
13Rennes113261318-511
14NantesNantes112451417-310
15Angers112451320-710
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne113171025-1510
17Le HavreLe Havre11308823-159
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier112181131-207
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