PSG vs Lorient Predictions

• PSG have invested in their backline this season
• New boss Luis Enrique will bring a more patient approach and that should improve their defence
• Lorient lost two key attacking players this summer

Turning point for PSG?

This summer has seen PSG let Lionel Messi depart on a free, while the club are seemingly doing their best to ensure Kylian Mbappe and Neymar follow suit. The Big Three era in Paris is firmly over, with the free-spending French champions appearing to be changing tact.

There has been little talk of PSG making a statement signing to keep their dominant position in the transfer market, bar half-hearted links with Harry Kane. Instead, the French side have gone about their business in a different way this summer. They’ve targeted some good signings which haven’t broken the bank, while the superstar egos are nowhere to be seen.

PSG could start Saturday’s clash with Lorient without their three superstar attackers. Instead, they’ve assembled a vastly improved backline for their title defence.

New look hosts to lock down Lorient

This summer has seen PSG add Lucas Hernandez and Milan Skriniar from Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, with those two going straight into their back four. In front of them will be Manuel Ugarte, the midfield screener who PSG signed from under the noses of Chelsea.

The French giants aren’t neglecting their attack, adding Goncalo Ramos, Lee Kang-In and Marco Asensio. Those three fit into functional roles rather than each demanding to be the star and they’re nowhere near as high-maintenance.

The French giants conceded 40 goals in 38 games last term and that will come down this term, especially with new boss Luis Enrique demanding a more patient approach. They should make a marked change from the off, as they host a Lorient side who lost key attacking players in Terem Moffi and Enzo Le Fee. Their goal threat has been significantly reduced, so back a PSG win to nil.