"PSG really have a cutting edge," Lille midfielder Benoit Pedretti told the club's website on Thursday.
"We will have to be very smart and not give them too much space at the back because they are very fast," he added in a reference to Menez, Pastore and Nene. "The attacking three make the difference for them."
"I think this will be a turning point in the season," PSG midfielder Mathieu Bodmer told a news conference.
"If we get the chance to win at Lille we must take it because we will leave them far behind us. It would also help us put Montpellier under pressure."
"This is our last home match against a top rival," Pedretti said. "We have an opportunity to show them we are still in the title race and that we will fight until the end of the season."
Montpellier, this season's surprise packages, looked nervous when they scraped a 1-0 victory over mid-table Valenciennes last week while PSG thrashed struggling Sochaux 6-1.
"I think this weekend is far more important for those two clubs," said Girard. "They have much more to lose than we do.
"One of them will lose ground, both of them if they draw. It could be very good for us."
