Reims host PSG in a top-four clash with all eyes on Zaire-Emery
On Thursday, the 17-year-old was called up by Didier Deschamps to the French senior side for the next round of internationals on November 18 and 21. The captain of the French under-21 side has been the undeniable break-out star of Ligue 1 this term, making his name one of the first on Luis Enrique's team sheet for every match.
Should the PSG midfield dynamo feature against Gibraltar or Greece, he will become the youngest French international since before World War I. As Zaire-Emery has matured, so have PSG come into fine form in Ligue 1 in recent weeks and they go into the weekend one point off top with four victories in their last five outings.
However, they will need to bounce back from a poor midweek display in the Champions League away to Milan, where they went down 2-1. After an uncharacteristically quiet night on Tuesday goals will be on the mind of Ligue 1 top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe, but Reims have shipped only five goals at home this term.
The side from the Champagne region have quietly worked their way up to fourth in the table this season under coach Will Still and have won four of their last six matches.
Ahead of PSG by one point, Nice will have the chance to widen this gap when they make their way along the south coast to Montpellier on Friday. Nice have been scintillating since the start of September, only dropping points once in a 0-0 draw against Brest.
Montpellier have been up-and-down all season, collecting just 11 points from their 10 encounters this season. They have had a difficult start to November, now taking on Nice immediately after last Friday's comprehensive 3-0 defeat away to PSG.
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