Paris Saint-Germain vs Toulouse

Paris Saint-Germain’s bid to defend their Ligue 1 title continues at the Parc des Princes with an exciting clash against high-flying Toulouse.

Paris Saint-Germain must shrug off off-field distractions amid talks their sporting director, Luis Campos, has drawn interest from Arsenal. Luis Enrique’s side entered November’s international break in high spirits after dismantling Angers 4-2 away from home to maintain their near-flawless 11-game start in Ligue 1 (W9, D2). Already six points clear of second-placed Monaco, ‘Les Parisiens’ have laid the groundwork for a record-extending 13th title. Virtually unplayable at the Parc des Princes, they’ve won all five home league outings this season via a combined score of 17-4, netting 3+ goals in four consecutive such games before a narrow 1-0 triumph against Lens last time out. Poised to avenge a disastrous 3-1 H2H defeat in this corresponding fixture in 2023/24, PSG can draw confidence from beating Toulouse in four consecutive home league encounters beforehand.

In the meantime, Toulouse staged a massive upset on the stroke of the international break, netting two unanswered first-half goals in a landslide 2-0 victory at Rennes. It was their third successive league win ‘to nil’ and second away triumph on the road to have yielded a multi-goal margin. Carles Martinez Novell’s men aren’t strangers to impressive away runs, as they’ve registered three straight league wins on the road twice in 2024. Adding to the visitors’ confidence, they stunningly held PSG winless in both top-flight H2Hs last term (W1, D1), seeking another upset to bolster their hopes of securing a coveted European finish. Indeed, Toulouse’s recent rise to prominence has fired them within two points of the European places.