Jérémy Clément and Guillaume Hoarau questionable for Saint-Étienne match

Only four points out of first place behind Olympique Lyonnais, PSG welcomes Saint-Étienne to Parc de Princes. In the buildup to the match Paul Le Guen is likely to be without the service of Guillaume Hoarau, whose knee is still not one-hundred per-cent and possibly Jérémy Clément who suffered a broken finger. While I question the "severity" of a broken finger, the young striker is likely to be rested for the match.

Since taking over Saint-Étienne in early November Alain Perrin has turned the fortune of Les Verts around as they have completed shored up defending weaknesses and starting to fulfil their vast potential. In the nine preceding matches they have only allowed more than one goal in a match twice and climbed out of the relegation zone adding fourteen points to the table during the time. Les Verts possess a host of top shelf young talent but none more compelling than La Seyne-sur-Mer native Bafé Gomis. The twenty-three year old Les Bleus capped striker leads a stunning array of talented young players including Kevin Mirallas, Dimitri Payet, Blaise Matuidi and Mouhamadou Dabo who will feature in the starting grid for years to come.

Ludovic Giuly, knowing the club is with reach the Champions League, stated must gain full points on Saturday against a very tough Saint-Étienne. Now the test is delivering the knockout punch against a club of the future.