Paris Saint-Germain v Racing Strasbourg: Match Preview, Team News, Predicted Lineups | French Cup 2018-19
After being knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue by minnows Guingamp, Paris Saint-Germain will be hoping to get their hands on the Coupe de France as the French giants host Strausbourg at home.
PSG have once again been the dominant team in France as they are yet to lose a match in the league. The last match against bottom dwellers Guingamp saw the Parisians exacting revenge on their opponents by scoring nine goals, with Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani scoring a hat trick each.
Thomas Tuchel will be hoping to win at least one domestic cup after their shock exit in the French League Cup.
Strasbourg have been one of the surprises of the season so far, as they already have upstaged popular clubs like Olympique Marseille, OGC Nice to race to the 5th spot with 32 points.
The last match saw the visitors thumping French giants AS Monaco 5-1 at the Stade Louis II as Ludovic Ajorque scored twice to set up a memorable win over the Thierry Henry-managed side.
Here's your team news and predicted XI.
Team News
Paris Saint-Germain
After the thumping win over Guingamp in the weekend, Thomas Tuchel is likely to give his fringe players a shot at staking a claim in the first team.
Marco Veratti will not feature in the domestic cup after sustaining an injury in the last match, while Adrien Rabiot is also not expected to feature due to the ongoing off-field issues.
Racing Strasbourg
The visitors are expected to be without Stefan Mitrovic after the Serbian was given the marching orders in his last match against AS Monaco. There are no further suspensions or injuries to the rest of the squad.
Probable Line-ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-1-2): Areola, Meunier, Kimpembe, Silva, Bernat, Draxler, Marquinhos, Di Maria, Cavani, Neymar, Mbappe
Strasbourg (5-4-1): Sels, Lala, Caci, Kone, Martinez, Carole, Fofana, Martin, Sissoko, Thomasson, Ajorque