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RC Strasbourg vs PSG: Ligue 1 McDonald's preview, predictions, team news and TV info

ByAlan Mezoela
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After their thrilling 4-2 away victory over Manchester City in the Champions League, Paris will now travel to Alsace to face 12th-placed RC Strasbourg on Matchday 7 of Ligue 1 McDonald's. The Parisians have secured three consecutive win in the league and will have to face Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Luis Enrique will therefore likely rotate his squad for this game while Le Racing will look to overturn their poor run of form in the last three games.

Paris Saint-Germain vs Le Mans match info

  • Date: Saturday 17 October 2026.
  • Kick off times: 5.15pm (local), 4.15pm (UK) & 11.15pm (ET)
  • Competition: Ligue 1 McDonald's Matchday 7
  • Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris.
  • How to watch: Ligue 1+ (France), Ligue 1+ (Europe) and beIN SPORTS (USA).

Paris Saint-Germain vs RC Strasbourg match preview

The Parisians have a tough calendar, after their massive clash against Manchester City in the Champions League, they now face RC Strasbourg. The Racing are a good side but have struggled so far this season. It should remain a big game in Ligue 1, even though the European Champions are expected to once again heavily rotate their squad ahead of their next European clash that be against Lamine Yamal's FC Barcelona.

In their last game, Paris secured a convincing 3-1 home victory over newly promoted side Le Mans, while Strasbourg suffered a disappointing 2-1 away loss to OGC Nice.


RC Strasbourg team news

Le Racing have struggled this season after a horrible 4-0 loss to start the season against Marseille that was followed by two convincing wins, however, it has now been three consecutive games without a win for Strasbourg, including two losses in this span.

For this game, Sebastian Nanasi, Ismaël Doukouré, Martial Godo and Joaquín Panichelli will be unavailable through injury.


Paris Saint-Germain team news

The Parisians have completely changed their momentum after a disappointing start, they have now secured three consecutive wins in Ligue 1 and can now aim for the podium with a victory against Strasbourg.

Luis Enrique who will have to do without Senny Mayulu for this game as he recovers from an injury will likely rotate his team for this game ahead of the Champions League.


Predicted Line-ups

  • Paris Saint-Germain predicted lineup: Safonov; Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Digne; Beraldo, Neves, Fabian Ruiz; Godts, Doué, Torres.
  • RC Strasbourg predicted lineup: Jorgensen; Mitchell, Coulibaly, Antwi, Martinez Gauna; Diop, Essugo, Lobao de Sousa; Yassine, Harder, Amo-Ameyaw.

  • Score prediction: RC Strasbourg 1-4 PSG
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