PSG vs Caen 12-08-2018 Highlights 3-0 French League 1

PSG vs Caen - Competition: French League 1
Date: 12 August 2018 - Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris

Neymar and Timothy Weah are among the scorers as Paris Saint Germain team begin their league campaign with a 3-0 win over Caen in Ligue 1.

Paris Saint Germain 3-0 Caen: 

10' Neymar 1-0 // 35' Adrien Rabiot 2-0 // 89' Timothy Weah 3-0 

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French Ligue 1 Strasbourg vs Guingamp 12-01-2018

RC Strasbourg vs EA Guingamp
Competition: French Ligue 1
Date: 12 January 2018

Venue: Stade de la Meinau

Kick-off Time: 20:45 GMT

RC Strasbourg players will do their best to celebrate at home, where they made 03 wins and 01 draw in the championship, while, after overtime, they defeated Dijon with 3-2. Otherwise, one of these championship victories was made in early December and it was over the leading Paris Saint Germain, which later revenged to them in the League Cup when they were defeated as guests with 4-2.
Strasbourg was defeated away By Metz with 3-0, while, before that, they made three wins, so they are still at the top of the 11th place on the table and have 05 points more of the teams that are in the relegation zone.  Defenders, Ndour and Corgnet, are both still out of action due to injuries, while the striker Terriera is also questionable for Saturday.
Guingamp, on the other side, are welcoming this duel with Strasbourg in the best form since the beginning of the season, taken into account that they made 03 wins and 01 draw in the championship, while, six days ago in the National Cup, they routinely celebrated with 1-0 at home over Niort. These brilliant performances have brought them the escape from the relegation zone, so they currently occupy the 8th place on the table and have 07 points over the 18th Lille.
On the other hand, EA Guingamp is 12^th points behind the positions that lead to European competitions, which means that their main goal in the continuation of the season will be to further consolidate their ranks in the middle of the table and, thus, secure their place in the elite rank, while they will certainly look for their chance for placement in Europe through the French Cup. The experienced midfielder Didot and striker Camara are the only ones out of action, while the presence of the injured defender Pereire is also very questionable.

Probable lineups:
Strasbourg: Oukidja – Lala, Mangane, Kone, Seka – Martin, Aholou, Grimm, Lienard – da Costa, Bahoken
Guingamp: Johnsson – Ikoko, Kerbrat, Sorbon, Tabanou – Deaux, Diallo – Salibur, Blas, Coco – Briand


 

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PSG 2-1 Monaco French League 1 Highlights 26-11-2017

Monaco vs PSG
Competition: French League 1
Date: 26 November 2017
Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Stade Louis II, Monaco 

Monaco 1-2 PSG (French League 1) 
19' Edinson Cavani 0-1 // 52' Neymar (pen.) 0-2 // 81' Joao Moutinho 1-2

Monaco lost to Paris Saint Germain by 1-2 in the French League match of yesterday night at Stade Louis. Both teams played well, but the final decision was to PSG.

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Marseille 2-2 PSG French Ligue 1 Highlights 22-10-2017

Olympique Marseille OM vs PSG
Competition: French League 1
Date: 22 October 2017
Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille 

The big match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint Germain at Stade Velodrome yesterday night ended with a draw. The final score of the watch was 2-2.

 Marseille 2-2 PSG French Ligue 1: 

16' Luiz Gustavo 1-0 // 33' Neymar 1-1 // 78' Florian Thauvin 2-1 // 90' Edinson Cavani 2-2

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PSG 1-3 Nice French Ligue 1 Highlights 30-04-2017

Nice vs PSG
Competition: French League 1
Date: April, 30th, 2017
Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Allianz Riviera, Nice, France.

In this game, the luck was not by the side of PSG team, as they lose against their opponent, Nice team. Mario Balotelli scored the first goal against PSG, and the final score of the game was 3-1. 

PSG 1--3 Nice: 
26' Mario Balotelli 1-0 /// 48' Ricardo Pereira 2-0 /// 64' Marquinhos 2-1 /// 90' Anastasios Donis 3-1

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Lorient vs Paris Saint Germain 2017 Highlights 1-2 Ligue 1

Stade Yves Allainmat - 12 March, 2017

Paris Saint Germain team continue to be on AS Monaco’s heels with a 2-1 win over Lorient team in French Ligue 1.

Lorient 1-2 Paris Saint Germain:

28' Benjamin Jeannot (o.g.) 0-1 // 52' Christopher Nkunku 0-2 // 68' Michael Ciani 1-2

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Caen 0-3 PSG Highlights 19-12-2015 French Ligue 1

Caen vs PSG  - Competition: French Ligue 1
Date: 19 December 2015
Venue: Stade Michel d’Ornano, Caen

Former player of Real Madrid & Manchester United, Angel di Maria, scored two goals for PSG agaist Caen in French Ligue 1. The Star Player Ibrahimovic scored one goal as well.

Caen 0-3 Paris Saint Germain:

16' Angel Di Maria 0-1 // 36' Ibrahimovic 0-2 // 50' Angel Di Maria 0-3  

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Montpellier 0-1 PSG Highlights 21-08-2015 French League 1

Montpellier vs PSG
Competition: French League 1
Match date: 21 August 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:30 BST
Venue: Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Matuidi scores in back to back league games as his PSG side edge Montpellier. Montpellier vs Paris Saint Germain match ended with 0-1 scoreline in French Ligue 1 2015.

Montpellier 0-1 Paris-Saint Germain:

61' 0-1 Matuidi B.

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Nantes vs Olympique Marseille French Ligue 1 - 17-04-2015

FC Nantes vs Olympique Marseille - Competition: French Ligue 1

 

FC Nantes team return home after losing on the road to ASSE last time out. The hosts have been woeful on the road of late, and though they did statistically out-shoot and out-possess the Greens on Sunday, they will be eager to get back to the friendly confines of the Stade de la Beaujoire. At home, the Canaries have accumulated 24 of their total 40 points and have gone unbeaten there in 16 of their 20 competitive fixtures this season. Furthermore, they rank 6th in the French top-flight for least goals conceded at home (14 through 16 games), which is due in large part to the anchoring play of Papy Djilobodji and goalkeeper, Remy Riou. The Canaries also saw the returns of Bessat, Gomis, and Deaux last time out as manager Michel Der Zakarian begins to get a healthy squad once again. Zakarian and his band of marauders will take confidence into the weekend despite losing back-to-back games, as not only are they unbeaten in 8 of their last 10 competitive home games, but they have also gone unbeaten in 9 of their last 10 Ligue 1 home meetings against OM. 5 of those meetings ended in victory for Nantes, and while we don’t expect that to happen here, they should have enough to steal a crucial point in their pursuit of the top 10.

Olympique Marseille are seeing their title hopes dwindling away with just 6 French Ligue 1 matches remaining. At 5 points adrift PSG and sitting in 4th place, the Phocians need to get back to winning ways if they hope to get into the UCL places and possibly push for a late title challenge. The defending champions from Paris have seen their talisman Ibrahimovic suspended for the next 4 league games, and that has left the door open for an exciting chase to the French title. 6 teams can still realistically claim the pinnacle at season’s end, but manager Marcelo Bielsa will hope to see his troops at least finish in the top 3, knowing that overtaking PSG, OL, and AS Monaco in the table will be a monumental task. While the visitors’ schedule looks favorable outside a home clash with Monaco, history here says otherwise as they have failed to win 9 of their last 10 Ligue 1 away games against Nantes. They did conquer the Canaries 2:0 in the reverse fixture this season, but the hosts have been able to give them plenty of trouble at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Their last 2 meetings there have ended in 1:1 draws, and the hosts do an excellent job of frustrating opposing attacks with one of the better defensive records at home this season. However, OM should have enough to at least pick up a point here with Andre Ayew returning from suspension and Nicolas N’Koulou expected back from injury (questionable), though it appears they very well could be held in check once again by the feisty Canaries.

Probable lineups:
FC Nantes:  Riou – Cissokho, Vizcarrondo, Djilobodji, Veigneau – Hansen, Veretout – Gakpe, Bedoya, N’Koudou – Bammou.
Olympique Marseille:  Mandanda – Dja Djedje, Fanni, N’Koulou, Morel – Romao, Imbula – Ocampos, Thauvin, Ayew – Gigna.

Match date: 17-04-2015
Kick Off Time: 18:30 GMT
Venue: La Beaujoire (Nantes, France) 

 You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]



 

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Marseille vs PSG 2-3 Highlights 05-04-2015 French Ligue 1

Stade Velodrome, Marseille - 5 April 2015 (French Ligue 1)

Andre Pierre Gignac’s brace goes in vain as Paris Saint Germain come from behind twice to beat title rivals Olympique Marseille in a crunch French Ligue 1 clash at Stade Velodrome. OM vs PSG match ended with 2-3 scoreline in Ligue 1 2015.

Marseille 2-3 Paris Saint Germain:

30' 1-0 Gignac // 35' 1-1 Matuidi // 43' 2-1 Gignac //49' 2-2 Marquinhos// 51' 2-3 Morel (o.g)

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Saint-Etienne vs Lens French Ligue 1 - February 06, 2015

AS Saint-Etienne vs RC Lens
Competition: French Ligue 1, 2014/2015 (Matchday 24)

Match date: 06 February 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:30 GMT
Venue: Geoffroy Guichard (St. Etienne, France)

Coach Galtier finally realized the offensive deficiencies and tried to redress the situation. Unfortunately the change in system was of no use in-front of a club like Caen, who beat Saint Etienne 1-0 at home last round. Saint-Etienne, who are now same points as 5th-placed AS Monaco, have failed to score in three consecutive league games, remain seven points behind third-placed PSG. Galtier’s men need to put more emphasis on the offensive aspect in the upcoming match against Lens. Winger Monnet-Pacquet is still injured but St Etienne have enough attacking potential in midfield thanks to Hamouma and Mollo. ASSE are currently on 6th place in the home standings with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, a goal difference of 14:5 and 21 points.

Lens team lost two times in their previous four league matches and continued with weak efficiency. They currently sit on the 19th position, three points behind the safe zone. The left side is Lens’ main weapon. Most of Lens’ actions were started by fullback Boulanger, continued by play-maker Valdivia, who got engaged in fast paced actions with forward Coulibaly. However, their main strategy for stopping the opponent seemed to be agglomerating a certain area. Last round Ahmed Kantari scored an 80th-minute penalty to earn Lens a 1-1 draw against in-form Bastia at home. RC Lens dominated the early stages of the game, and they came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock when Pierrick Valdivia dragged an effort just wide from the edge of the box. They are currently on 13th place in the away standings with 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats, a goal difference of 9:16 and 9 points.

Probable lineups:

Saint-Etienne: Ruffier – Theophile-Catherine, Baysse, Perrin, Tabanou – Lemoine, Clement – Hamouma, Corgnet, Mollo – van Wolfswinkel.

RC Lens: Riou – Cavare, Gbamin, Kantari, Baal – Cyprien, Le Moigne, Valdivia, Nomenjanahary – Chavarria, Coulibaly.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Olympique Lyon vs AS Monaco French Ligue 1 Sep 12, 2014

Friday, 12 September 2014, 8:30 PM. Stade Gerland, Lyon, France 

Olympique Lyon team have gotten off to a nightmare start to the season, finding themselves in 17th place in Ligue 1 with just 3 points from 4 matches. Furthermore, they bowed out of the Europa League in the Play-off Round of qualifying to the Romanian club, Astra (lost on away goals with a 2:2 aggregate). Big things were expected from new manager Hubert Fournier, who led Stade de Reims back into the French top-flight after a 33-year hiatus, but nothing has gone his way so far, including having to deal with an extensive injury list. Creativity is lacking, mainly due to the absence of key midfielders Fofana, Grenier, and Gourcuff. Fofana and Grenier are expected to miss once again this Friday, while Gourcuff has returned to training, and Les Gones could be in serious trouble at home without them. They do possess one of the top attacking talents in the French league with Alexandre Lacazette, and he can always make a difference at any given moment. He formed a solid chemistry with striker Gomis last season, but the large forward has since moved on to the EPL with Swansea City, leaving a noticeable hole up top, especially with Mohamed Yattara headed to the medical room alongside a host of his teammates. They will be eager to set things right after losing their last 3 matches in Ligue 1, but if recent form tells us anything, that streak very well could be extended against AS Monaco.

AS Monaco have had a similarly disappointing start to the season, claiming just 4 points from 4 league matches so far. The 2013-2014 runners-up will be keen to climb the table after surprising defeats to Lorient and Bordeaux left them without a point from their opening matches. But form has picked up a bit, as they collected a 1:0 road win over Nantes and a 1:1 draw against fellow French heavyweights Lille. However, the lone goalscorer in the Nantes victory was the Colombian star Radamel Falcao, who has since been loaned to the EPL to play with Manchester United in a surprising eleventh hour transfer. The departure is devastating for Monaco’s Champions League hopes, both of returning as well as advancing from this year’s group stage. Coupled with the loss of James Rodriguez, new manager Leonardo Jardim must find a creative answer and a reliable lead man in the squad. Dimitar Berbatov is certainly capable, but his aging legs leave a lot to be desired in terms of speed. There are grumblings around the Monaco camp already, mainly aimed at Jardim and his new system, but the truth is he needs time, and the players need to buy into his philosophy if they hope to return to the Champions League next season. Good news comes in the form of loaned-in Brazilian centre-back Wallace as well as coming up against an injury-plagued Lyon side.

Probable lineups:

Olympique Lyon: Lopes – Jallet, Bisevac, Umtiti, Bedimo – Mvuemba, Gonalons, Ferri – Gourcuff – Lacazette, Ghezzal.

AS Monaco: Subasic – Fabinho, Abdennour, Carvalho, Kurzawa – Moutinho, Toulalan, Kondogbia – Ferreira Carrasco, Berbatov, Germain.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

 

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AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain 09-02-2014 French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain
Football: France, Ligue 1, Game week 23rd
Date: Sunday, 09 February 2014 – 9 pm CET
Stadium: Stade Louis II, Monaco, Monaco

 

Everyone at AS Monaco are still in shock after the news regarding a long-term injury of their topscorer Falcao. The player will not be able to help his teammates in the race to championship. His successor has just been brought to France. In the transfer period AS Monaco bought from English Fulham the former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov. The upcoming matches will show if the Bulgarian international was a good choice. AS Monaco somehow coped with the first two games without Falcao – they won against Marseille and drew 2:2 with Lorient. When the last five games are taken into account, Monaco managed to win three and drew the other two. Their home stats are quite good: 8 wins, 2 losses and only one loss. Altogether Monaco lost only two games this season in Ligue 1: against Lille and Valenciennes.

Paris Saint-Germain team are not without injury problems. The manager Laurent Blanc does not have at his disposal the topscorer Cavani, who is sidelined with an injury for a couple of weeks. Yet, the situation is not as bad as it seems since they have in the squad Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish magician has already scored 18 goals, which gives him the title of the best scorer in France. Moreover, the Paris side strengthened their ranks brining from Newcastle United the French international Cabaye. Such a duo can determine the score and help PSG to increase their advantage from five to eight points. It would also be a big step to the championship. In the last three games they won two and drew one.

Possible line-ups:

AS Monaco: Subasic – Raggi, Carvalho, Abidal, Kurzawa – Toulalan, Kondogbia, Moutinho – Rodriguez – Berbatov, Riviere.

Paris Saint-Germain: Sirigu – van der Wiel, Alex, Thiago Silva, Maxwell – Motta, Cabaye, Matuidi – Lucas, Ibrahimovic, Lavezzi.

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Bordeaux vs PSG 13-09-2013 French Ligue 1

Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux) will be hosting on 13 September 2013, an French Ligue 1 match between Bordeaux vs Paris Saint Germain. The match referee will be Antony Gautier.

Bordeaux strikers, Saviet and Diabate, have played all the games this season  and they scored only one goal each. However, this will not take Bordeaux up in the classifications. The team had to play defensive, though it lucks good defenders because of the transfer season. Players: Mariano, Poundje, Sane,and Henrique will play in the back lines, and midfielder, Sertic, will miss the game because of his injury. The coach, Gillot, is expected to play 4-4-2 and hopes have been risen about the this plan to be successful.

PSG, on the other hand, is expected to paly with three stikers in the font lines, so as to try to win the match and, thus, the difference in points between it and Monaco will not get bigger. The star, Ibrahimovic, will play in the front lines with Lavezzi and Cavani behind him, so that PSG may have easier chances to score. The latter, who won the last game against Guingamp with both goals being  scored in the overtime.

Possible line-ups:

Bordeaux : C. Carrasso - Mariano, Henrique, L. Sané, L. Orban - A. Poko, L. N'Guémo, L. Obraniak - N. Maurice Belay, C. Diabaté, H. Saivet.
PSG : S. Sirigu - C. Jallet, Alex, Marquinhos, L. Digne - Thiago Motta, M. Verratti - E. Lavezzi, Z. Ibrahimovic, E. Cavani, J. Pastore.

Match Details and Timings:
Bordeaux vs Paris Saint Germain
Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: 13 September 2013
Kick Off Time: 20:30 CET - 18:30 GMT - 8:30 PM CEST
Stadium: Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas - Bordeaux
Referee: Antony Gautier

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Olympique de Marseille vs Monaco 01-09-2013 French Ligue 1

Stade Vélodrome (Marseille) will be hosting Sunday 1st September 2013, an French Ligue 1 match between Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco. The match referee will be Ruddy Buquet.

Marseille team made a great start this season and is currently in first positions after winning all three matches. The first match was a win over Guingamp away 3-1. The second match was also a win over Evian TG at home 2-0. And the third match was a win over Valenciennes away 1-0. In this last match, Marseille had 55% possession of the ball and could create 18 attemtps (six of them on target). Marseille's goal was scored after 84 minutes of play by forward Gignac. The star of the match was Marseille attacking midfielder, Valbuena. Marseille scored six goals so far. Three of them were scored by attacking midfielder Payet, and the other three were scored by Gignac.

Monaco, on the other hand, has started the season very well too and it is currently in third position and just two points behind Marseille after making two wins and one draw. PSG team is in second position, though it has won another match on Friday. Monaco team made a win over Bordeaux 2-0 away, and another big win at home 4-1 over Montpellier. But its last match was a draw 0-0 at home to Toulouse, though that had 21 attempts and 59% possession of the ball. Whereas, Toulouse got only three attempts and none were on target. The star of the match was central midfielder, Toulalan, who was very close to scoring and hit the woodwork. To sum up, Monaco scored six goals: four of them were by forward Riviere, and the two others were by Falcao.

Possible line-ups:

-Marseille :(Elie Baup) S. Mandanda - R. Fanni, S. Diawara, N. N'Koulou, J. Morel  - B. Cheyrou, A. Romao, M. Valbuena - D. Payet, A. Gignac, A. Ayew.
-Monaco :(Claudio Ranieiri ) D. Subasic - Fabinho, Ricardo Carvalho, E. Abidal, L. Kurzawa - J. Toulalan, M. Obbadi - L. Ocampos, F. Falcao, E. Rivière, Y. Ferreira Carrasco.

Match Details and Timings:
Olympique de Marseille vs AS Monaco
Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: Sunday 1st September 2013
Kick Off Time: 21:00 CET - 19:00 GMT
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome - Marseille
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Paris Saint-Germain vs Guingamp 31-08-2013 French Ligue 1

 

Parc des Princes (Paris, France) will be hosting on 31 August 2013, an French Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Guingamp. The match referee will be Mr. Benoît Bastien.

PSG team has started the season with two draws: the first was away against Montpellier 1-1, and the second was at home against Ajaccio 1-1. However, in its last match, PSG defeated Nantes 2-1 away. PSG played very well and it had 63% possession of the ball, and made 14 attempts and 6 shots on target. The scorers of the goals were: Cavani (24’) and Lavezzi (73’); and on the other side, it's Alex who score the only one goal for Nantes. Ibrahimovic was the star of the match, as he provided assistance the first goal.

Guingamp  team has a difficult start this season facing the French team Marseille, where it lost the game 3-1 and then, also, lost away against Saint Etienne 1-0 in the second match. However, in the last match it played,  Guingamp won 2-0 against Lorient and this gives the team mutch confidence. Results show that Lorient had the most possession of the ball (52%) and won attempts and shots on target (11-10 and 5-3), however, Guingamp was effective in creating scoring opportunities from the flanks. Guingamp team also had the best players in that match. Left Defender Lemaitre, was the star of the match, plus forward Yatabare and right midfielder Beauvue, who made great performances.

Possible line-ups:

-PSG :(Laurent Blanc) S. Sirigu - C. Jallet, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Maxwell - B. Matuidi, Thiago Motta - E. Lavezzi, Z. Ibrahimovic, E. Cavani, Lucas Moura.
-Guingamp :(Jocelyn Gourvennec) M. Samassa - J. Martins Perreira, J. Sorbon, C. Kerbrat, R. Lemaître L. Mathis, Y. Sankharé, C. Beauvue, T. Giresse - M. Yatabaré, C. Mandanne.

Match Details and Timings:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Guingamp
Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: 31 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 4:00 PM BST - 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Referee: Benoît Bastien

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Nantes vs PSG 25-08-2013 French Ligue 1

Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (Nantes) will be hosting on 25 August 2013, an French Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint Germain. The match referee  will be F. Fautrel‎‎.

Nantes  team was in the third place in Ligue 2 last season. It is expected toplay its best this season. With one win against Bastia 2-0 and one loss against Lorient 2-1, the team is currently in fifth place. Despit the fact that, Nantes had only 34% possession in its match against Bastia, it  was able to score twice on three shots on target, however, Bastia had only nine attempts and no shots on target. And in its match against Lorient, Nantes had 37% possession and had seven attempts, two of which were on target.

Paris Saint Germain team was number 1 last season and Ligue 1 title holder and it is expected to keep this title this season too, though, it  hasn't a good start this season and it is ranked in 13th place with two draws in two matches. So, much pressure is on the team now so not to loose its title.

Possible line-ups:

FC Nantes : R. Riou - I. Cissokho, P. Djolobodji, O. Vizcarrondo, O. Veigneau  - L. Déaux, B. Touré, A. Bedoya, V. Bessat - F. Dordevic, S. Gakpé.
Paris Saint Germain : S. Sirigu - C. Jallet, Thiago Silva, Alex, Maxwell - M. Verrati, Thiago Motta - E. Lavezzi, Z. Ibrahimovic, E. Cavani, Lucas Moura.

Match Details and Timings:

Nantes vs Paris Saint Germain

Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: 25 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 21:00 CET - 19:00 GMT
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (Nantes)
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Monaco vs Montpellier 18-08-2013 French Ligue 1

 

Stade Louis II (Monaco) will be hosting on 18 August, 2013, a French Ligue 1 match between AS Monaco and Montpellier HSC. The match referee will be B. Millot.

Monaco team started its season with a a big win 2-0 over Bordeaux. The goals' scorers were Riviere and Falcao. New to the team, Falcao and Abidal, made a good performances, and the man of the match was left defender Kurzawa. Despite all this, Monaco was more effective, and mainly through individual skill and ball possession 49%.

However, Montpellier had a difficult start in the season, when it made a tough match at home against PSG. The match ended 1-1. Montpellier team got the lead after only ten minutes of the begining, but after that it was all PSG. Inspite of all this, Montpellier had only 30% of the possession, half the attempts on goal as PSG and only one shot on target. PSG team equalized in the 60th minute, and wasn't able to score the winning goal, despite the fact that Kaoutari for Montpellier was sent off after minute 72.

Match Details and Timings:
AS Monaco vs Montpellier HSC
Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: 18 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 2:00 PM CEST - 12:30 GMT
Stadium: Stade Louis II - Monaco
Referee: B. Millot‎ 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Sochaux vs Lyon 16-08-2013 French Ligue 1

 

Stade Auguste Bonal will be hosting on 16 August 2013, an French Ligue 1 match between Sochaux and Lyon. The match referee  will be Said Ennjimi.

Lyon will enter the game with 4 players missing: three were injured and one was suspended for a red card. Not having home pitch advantage, shouldn’t be a obstacle for the French team, which won 10/13 games and scored a total of 27 goals. Coach, Garde, will use a 4-5-1 starting formation with Benzia as the only striker, and three of the midfielders are frequently joining Benzia up front.

The other French team, Sochaux, will try to wear down the visiting team and count on the fact that Lyon will be facing Real Sociedad next week in a decisive double legged round. The team tried to garantee passage to the Champions League groups, which means that the visiting team will not throw everything they’ve got at Sochaux. So, to secure a draw, the hosting team will strengthen its defense.

Possible line-ups:

-FC Sochaux: S. Pouplin - S. Corchia, M. Peybernes, C. Kanté, J. Faussurier - J. Eickmayer, Carlao, R. Boudebouz, R. Contout - E. Butin, C. Bakambu.
-Lyon: A. Lopes - M. Lopes, M. Bisevac, G. Fofana, H. Bedimo - M. Gonalons, S. Malbranque, C. Grenier - Y. Gourcuff, A. Lacazette, G. Danic.

Match Details and Timings:
Sochaux vs Lyon
Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: 16 August 2013
Kick Off Time:  20h30 CET - 18:30 GMT
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Said Ennjimi

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Montpellier vs Paris Saint Germain 09-08-2013 French Ligue 1

 Stade de la Mosson (Montpellier) will be hosting on 9 August 2013, an French Ligue 1 match between Montpellier and Paris Saint Germain. The match referee will be L. Jaffredo‎.

Montpellier team has sold some of its first team players during this transfer window. One of these players is  great playmaker Belhanda. In addition to him, players: Chilean Estrada (Defensive midfielder), Bedimo (Left full back) and Charbonnier (Striker) has been released too.

Montpellier has brought in players: Siaka Tiene for Bedimo, from Paris Saint Germain (where he couldn't get a game) as well as Bakar of Nancy for Charbonnier.  Sanson, 18 year old,  will get his chance to show he is an offensive midfielder like Belhanda.

Paris Saint Germain has brought in Cavani  from Napoli; central defender Marquinhos from Roma and left back Digne from Lille. In addition to these, the team brought in another talented player, who is Adrien Rabot (Central midfielder).

Possible line-ups:

-Paris SG: Nicolas Douchez, Thiago Silva (captain), Mamadou Sakho, Jeremy Menez, Thiago Motta, Edinson Cavani, Maxwell, Clement Chantome, Lucas Digne, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Javier Pastore.

 -Montpellier: Geoffrey Jourdren, Garry Bocaly, Vitorino Hilton da Silva, H. Bedimo, Younes Belhanda, Jamel Saihi, Olivier Giroud, Souleymane Camara,Cyril Jeunechamp, Joris Marveaux, Romain Pitau.

Match Details and Timings:
Montpellier vs Paris Saint Germain
Football: French Ligue 1
Match date: 9 August 2013
Kick Off Time:  20:30 CET - 18:30 GMT
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson - Montpellier
Referee: L. Jaffredo‎

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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