Seeking to bounce back from their midweek Champions League defeat, Paris Saint-Germain travel to Stade Auguste-Delaune II to face Reims in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Just two positions and four points separate these two teams in the top-flight table, with the reigning champions currently sitting in second place and the hosts not too far behind in fourth spot.
In the absence of suspended head coach Will Still, younger brother and assistant coach Nicolas Still successfully steered Les Rouges et Blancs to a slender success over Nantes last weekend, with Junya Ito scoring the decisive goal in the 75th minute – his first goal since the opening weekend of the season against Marseille.
Reims have accumulated 20 points from their first 11 Ligue 1 matches, winning six times in the process to make their best start to a top-flight season since the 1974-75 campaign.
After finishing 11th in the table last season, Still's side are currently positioned in the top four this term, but they have a battle on their hands to remain in the European places as three of their next four fixtures are against teams who finished in the top four in 2022-23.
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