18' Centonze hits the byline and drives a cross into the penalty area to the far post, but Delaine is called for leading with his elbow in an attempt to win the aerial ball over Sarabia, who catches an unintentional strike to the face. It’s a free-kick for the visitors.
16' Neymar and Herrera stand over the dead ball, but it’s the former who hits it - curling an effort up and over the wall but missing the near corner narrowly!
14' Boulaya cuts inside from the left and hits a long pass over the top of the defence for Leya Iseka, but the inaccurate delivery falls comfortably for Navas.
12' Paredes looks to play Kurzawa through into the penalty area with a slick pass from deep, but he overhits the delivery, encouraging the goalkeeper to come off his line to collect the loose ball.
10' Neymar fires a corner into the penalty area from the left, but it sails over the head of the intended Paredes, allowing Oukidja to watch it go out for a goal-kick.
8' What a brilliant start for PSG, who have looked extremely comfortable in the opening 10 minutes. Metz will have a long match ahead of them if they aren’t able to get onto the ball and force the visitors to defend.
6' Paris have won their last nine Ligue 1 games against Metz, scoring 28 goals (3.1 per game), their second-best current run against an opponent behind their 10 consecutive wins against Angers.
3' It’s a key week for PSG, who could go top of the table with four matches remaining, ahead of a massive Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City. Having Verratti back and healthy will be key to Pochettino’s plans, as he is able to provide a creative thrust through the middle.
1' Paris Saint-Germain get the match underway from the kick-off!
PSG make five changes from their last-minute victory over St. Etienne six days ago. Navas returns between the posts replacing Rico, while a change at left-back has Kurzawa in ahead of Bakker. Mauricio Pochettino will be overjoyed to welcome Verratti back to the XI ahead of a Champions League tie in midweek, as he and Paredes start over Rafinha and Danilo in midfield. The final change is in attack, where Kean is dropped for Neymar.
Metz make just one change from their 0-0 draw with Reims last time out, as Angban replaces Vagner to provide some extra cover in midfield.
PSG SUBS: Mitchel Bakker, Julian Draxler, Moise Kean, Sergio Rico, Idrissa Gueye, Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Danilo Pereira, Colin Dagba.
PSG XI (4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Alessandro Florenzi, Thilo Kehrer, Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa; Ander Herrera, Marco Verratti, Leandro Paredes; Pablo Sarabia, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar.
METZ SUBS: Matthieu Udol, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Vagner, Youssef Maziz, Ibrahima Niane, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Kevin N’Doram, Mamadou Fofana.
METZ XI (3-5-1-1): Alexandre Oukidja; Kiki Kouyate, Dylan Bronn, John Boye; Thomas Delaine, Pape Sarr, Victorien Angban, Habib Maiga, Fabien Centonze; Farid Boulaya; Aaron Leya Iseka.
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let's take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with the hosts!
France’s closest title race in years heats up as PSG look to put pressure on their rivals with just five matches remaining. Three points separate leaders Lille from fourth-placed Lyon, with Paris Saint-Germain trailing the front-runners by a point. A victory for Mauricio Pochettino’s side would put them temporarily at the summit, ahead of an absolutely massive tie tomorrow when Lyon host Lille.
Six matches on the bounce without a win in Ligue 1 has Metz down in ninth place after a positive start to the campaign saw them start with four wins and three draws in their opening 10 fixtures. Even still, in just their second season in the top flight since returning after relegation - manager Frederic Antonetti has seemingly improved upon what was already an impressive season last year when they finished 15th.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Ligue 1 fixture between Metz and Paris Saint-Germain!