Les Verts look to keep their champions league hopes alive
Saint Etienne would love to cause a major upset at the Parc des Princes as they face mighty Parisiens. Saint Etienne have been inconsistent in the Ligue as they won just 2 of their last 5 games. It is a very crucial game for the men in green as they are battling for CL spot(currently 4th in the standings). Christophe Galtier's men would be desperate to give Psg a taste of their own medicine and get 2 points behind the 3rd placed Lille.
On the other hand,Psg have been outstanding as they have won last 6 out of 6 in all competitions.After qualifying for the last 8 in the CL(beating Leverkusen 6-1 on aggregate) the team will be high on confidence& raring to go against Les Verts at their home. Psg has not defeated Saint Etienne in the past 2 years in the Ligue 1 and they look to be the prefect prey for the Parisiens.
In the Last Ligue 1 fixture,when these teams met it all ended in a 2-2 draw. Psg were down 2-0,luckily for them ASSE were down to 10 men after that goal from Cavani and stoppage time equalizer from Matuidi salvaged the french champions from the brink of defeat.
Psg's manager Laurent Blanc said"I think Saint-Etienne are an excellent team. They have caused a lot of teams problems this season, not only Paris. That explains their excellent place in the standings (4th after 28 games). It will be an interesting match against an attacking team. I know their coach very well and he will come here with his principals. That's great. That should allow us to play our football. It's a positive thing for the players, the coaches and the spectators. We can't wait for this match."
ASSE's skipper Perrin said"Paris are in great form (but) we have nothing to lose. We are really looking forward to measuring ourselves against some of the best players in the world. We have always managed to cause them problems. I hope we can do that again."
Psg:Sirigu;Silva,Alex,Maxwell,Jallet;Verratti,Matuidi,Motta;Ibrahimovic,Cavani,Lavezzi.
Laurent Blanc's men will be eager to win against Saint Etienne and continue their winning streak. .But, Les Verts have defeated teams like Monaco& Lille by 2-0 that shows there capability to perform at critical times.So it is going to be a very tough game for both the teams.
In the Last Ligue 1 fixture,when these teams met it all ended in a 2-2 draw. Psg were down 2-0,luckily for them ASSE were down to 10 men after that goal from Cavani and stoppage time equalizer from Matuidi salvaged the french champions from the brink of defeat.
Psg's manager Laurent Blanc said"I think Saint-Etienne are an excellent team. They have caused a lot of teams problems this season, not only Paris. That explains their excellent place in the standings (4th after 28 games). It will be an interesting match against an attacking team. I know their coach very well and he will come here with his principals. That's great. That should allow us to play our football. It's a positive thing for the players, the coaches and the spectators. We can't wait for this match."
ASSE's skipper Perrin said"Paris are in great form (but) we have nothing to lose. We are really looking forward to measuring ourselves against some of the best players in the world. We have always managed to cause them problems. I hope we can do that again."
Team News
Psg would be without their right back Gregory van der Wiel who is suffering from a knee injury.
Midfielders Marco Verratti,Blaise Matuidi and defenders Maxwell,Alex are expected to return for men in dark blue after missing the second leg against Leverkusen.
While, for Saint Etienne their Top scorer Romain Hamouma is a doubt for the match(ligament damage).
Defender Florentine Pogba is out with a hamstring injury,full back Clerc has a knee problem and midfielder Fabine Lemoine is also a doubt due to lack of match fitness.
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