PSG will begin the defence of their title, as they travel to the Beaujoire to take on Nantes

PSG will begin the defence of their Ligue 1 crown on Sunday night, as they travel to the Beaujoire to take on Nantes.

PSG clinched a record 13th Ligue 1 title with relative ease last season, finishing 19 points clear of nearest challengers Marseille.

Luis Enrique’s men also clinched a record 15th Coupe de France title, beating Reims 3-0 in the final, but most importantly for them, they finally won the holy grail.

The Parisians thrashed Inter 5-0 in the Champions League final, securing a maiden Champions League crown for the French champions on an evening where our man SlipsTips landed a couple of winners.

As has been the case in recent seasons, Nantes flirted with relegation, once again last term.

However, the Canaries lost just one of their final five Ligue 1 clashes, ensuring they finished in 13th position in the Ligue 1 table, three points clear of the relegation playoff zone.

Despite winning 26 of their 34 Ligue 1 encounters last season, PSG failed to get the better of Nantes, drawing both of their meetings 1-1.

Nantes are expected to be without last season’s top scorer Matthis Abline, with Mostafa Mohamed expected to lead the line.

PSG will be without Portuguese midfielder Joao Neves through suspension, whilst new signing from Lille, Lucas Chevalier, is expected to make his Ligue 1 debut for the Parisians.

FC Nantes: Lopes, Amian, Tati, Awaziem, Cozza, Lepenant, Leroux, Hyeok-Kyu, Mahamoud, Guirassy, Mohamed.

Paris Saint-Germain: Chevalier, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Ruiz, Zaire-Emery, Doue, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele.