PSG vs. Metz - prediction, team news, lineups

Taking to Parc des Princes soil for the final time in 2023, Paris Saint-Germain aim to end the calendar year on a high when Metz tackle the Ligue 1 champions on Wednesday night.

Luis Enrique's side were held to an agonising 1-1 draw by Lille at the weekend, while their newly-promoted visitors slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to Montpellier HSC.

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Despite netting no fewer than 12 goals in their pair of fixtures with Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in 2022, PSG's previous attacking excellence on Les Dogues' turf counted for little on Sunday, where the champions needed a Kylian Mbappe penalty to break the deadlock deep into the second half.

However, . . .