Today at 2:45 p.m. ET, Anderlecht and Paris Saint-Germain go head-to-head in UEFA Group C action live from Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Belgium. The game can be live streamed here.
Paris St Germain enters this contest against a struggling Anderlecht club after a 4-0 victory over Bastia this past weekend and the French champions are hoping to continue their success while the Belgian club that has struggled will look to turn things around.
A win for coach Laurent Blanc and PSG would extend their unbeaten continental run to 11 games while it would likely lead to an early exit for Anderlecht as it has only won two of its last 10 Champions League matches.
"We've spent just as much time analyzing Anderlecht as we have the other teams in our group," Blanc told ESPN. "Let's make sure we don't ease off. That's always the risk when you underestimate an opponent. We are in good shape and on a good run."
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored twice in last round's 3-1 PSG victory over Benfica, should be partnered with Edinson Cavani today to lead the team's attack. Thiago Silva, however, will be sidelined with a hamstring injury while Javier Pastore and Christophe Jallet are missing.
"Cavani and Ibrahimovic are with us and, at the moment, they're feeling good," Blanc added per ESPN. "Thiago Silva is back in training and is feeling good too."
Anderlecht has lost both of its Group C games, losing 2-0 at Benfica before falling to Olympiacos via a 3-0 result. To further the insult to injury, goalkeeper Silvio Proto is ruled out with an ankle injury. Thomas Kaminski, who recently extended his contract through 2018, will take Proto's spot.
"It's still my ambition to become the first-choice goalkeeper, and to remain in the role," Kaminski said via ESPN. "I have trained very hard and worked very hard. I will try to perform for the team to the best of my ability.
Attacking midfielder Ronald Vargas is also sidelined for Anderlecht after undergoing knee surgery.
These teams match up for the first time since 1992 with Anderlecht trying to overcome injury woes and PSG hoping to continue its solid play.
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