Team News: Lorient vs. Paris Saint-Germain injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

Runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to end 2021 on a high note when they take on relegation-threatened Lorient on Wednesday night.

Mauricio Pochettino's side sit a whopping 13 points clear at the top of the table heading into the halfway stage of the campaign, whereas Lorient have lost their last eight games in a row to plummet into the relegation zone.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs ahead of the contest.

LORIENT vs. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

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LORIENT

Out: Jeremy Morel (muscle), Fabien Lemoine (calf) Doubtful: Stephane Diarra (knock)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Nardi; Jenz, Laporte, Mendes, Le Goff, Silva; Ouattara, Abergel, Le Fee, Boisgard; Moffi

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

Out: Kylian Mbappe (suspended), Marco Verratti (suspended), Neymar (ankle), Juan Bernat (hamstring) Doubtful: Nuno Mendes (calf), Julian Draxler (muscle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Navas; Hakimi, Ramos, Marquinhos, Diallo; Gueye, Wijnaldum, Paredes; Messi, Icardi, Di Maria