Two clubs in opposite halves of the Ligue 1 table will do battle today in a league match between Caen and AS Monaco. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Caen full-back Dennis Appiah (via Ligue 1): "It certainly won't be easy for us, but I don't think it will be any easier for them. For Monaco, this game is stuck between a rescheduled match and the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. We have a chance. Our form, with the [2-2] draw at the Parc des Princes and our [3-2] victory at Marseille, proves that we are capable of taking points against any team."
AS Monaco defender Ricardo Carvalho: "I can't explain why things are not going so well at home. We need to try to raise our level at home between now and the end of the season. Finishing in the top two will be difficult, but we can still make the podium. We need to look forward now rather than thinking about the last two matches. We need a victory, so we can go to Turin with confidence."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Looking to return to form ahead of Champions League play, Monaco turn to the distributive efforts of Joao Moutinho. In 30 league appearances, the 28-year-old has four assists and an average of 1.6 key passes.
Caen's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Vercoutre; Imorou, Saad, Silva, Appiah; Seube; Koita, Feret, Kante, Lemar; Sala
AS Monaco's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Subasic; Kurzawa, Abdennour, Carvalho, Toure; Kondogbia, Fabinho; Carvalho, Moutinho, Silva; Berbatov
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 28 | 62 | |||
| 2 | Olympique Lyon | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 61 | |||
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 57 | |||
| 4 | AS Monaco | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 55 | |||
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 53 | |||
| 6 | Girondins Bordeaux | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 51 | |||
| 7 | Montpellier HSC | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 49 | |||
| 8 | Lille OSC | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 44 | |||
| 9 | Rennes | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 42 | |||
| 10 | FC Nantes | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 40 | |||
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 39 | |||
| 12 | Caen | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 38 | |||
| 13 | OGC Nice | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 38 | |||
| 14 | SC Bastia | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 37 | |||
| 15 | évian Thonon Gaillard FC | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Stade de Reims | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 35 | |||
| 17 | FC Lorient | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 34 | |||
| 18 | Toulouse FC | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 32 | |||
| 19 | FC Metz | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 26 | |||
| 20 | RC Lens | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 25 |
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