PSG) vs Toulouse

The Ligue 1 is back in action with another round of matches this weekend as Toulouse lock horns with Christophe Galtier's PSG side in an important clash at ...

PSG are the better team on paper and should be able to win this game. With Neymar and Kylian Mbappe ruled out this weekend, Lionel Messi will need to pull the strings yet again for his side. The Parisian giants eased past Montpellier by a 3-1 margin in their previous game and have a point to prove this weekend.

Paris Saint Germain vs Toulouse League 1 Live Score Updates: Lionel Messi's PSG look to brush aside 12th place Toulouse.

PSG will need to win the match against 12th place Toulouse to give their fans and players a much-needed boost of confidence after a rather shaky start since the World Cup break ended. PSG Vs Toulouse Live Score Updates: League leader Paris Saint-Germain is without injured star forwards Kylian Mbappé and Neymar for the home game against Toulouse but Argentine superstar Lionel Messi starts. Mbappé is out for at least three weeks after sustaining a left thigh tear in a match on Wednesday.

Paris St Germain will be without Neymar and Kylian Mbappe when it takes on Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday after the Brazilian was ruled out due to muscle pain.

Ekitike is the next PSG player to attempt a shot and it is a tame one. Aboukhlal is fouled down the left for Toulouse, giving it a chance to move up the field. PSG is ramping up the pressure. Hakimi drifts inside and he is given the space to shoot. Two minutes added on as Toulouse looks to hold on to the parity. Toulouse looks to break the pressure with some long balls into PSG territory. But the pass was a bit too heavy and Dupe makes a comfortable gather. He is not afforded the space to cut inside and he shoots with his left and it is straight at Donnarumma. PSG HOLDS ON TO THE LEAD AND WINS 2-1. Meanwhile, Toulouse makes a few changes to get back into the game. PSG wins a corner down the left after a rasping run by Nuno Mendes. Toulouse now tries to pass its way into PSG territory and succeeds to a point.

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain continue their Ligue 1 title defence this weekend when they welcome in-form Toulouse to the Parc des Princes on ...

They will then encounter Monaco in another away Ligue 1 fixture, followed by an enticing blockbuster home leg against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16. After smashing Troyes 4-1 in their last match, Toulouse extended their unbeaten run to five-matches which includes four wins and a draw.Their recent good form has seen climb up to 12th in Ligue 1 with 29 points in 21 matches, nine points clear of the relegation zone. PSG will next face perennial rivals Marseille away from home in the Coupe de France round of 16 next mid-week, before taking on Toulouse at home on February 9th.