Two clubs in opposite halves of the Ligue 1 table will do battle today in a league match between Paris Saint-Germain and Evian Thonon Gaillard. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Parc des Sports in Gaillard and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
With an injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic slated to miss action, all eyes turn to Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan international has been vocal about his desire to feature in a central attacking role. The opportunity for him to do so comes in Gaillard this afternoon. For manager Laurent Blanc, it's an opportunity for Cavani to lend authenticity to his preseason comments about the prolific striker.
"Indeed he has a favorite position," Blanc said (via Sky Sports). "But as does any other player. I am only focused on the team being efficient, notably with Edinson and that is clearly possible as we showed last season. He is a player with so many qualities that he can not only play center-forward, [he can feature elsewhere too]. He showed it during the last World Cup again."
Now, he'll look to show it for club instead of country.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Desperate for their first points of the season, Evian TG turn to Daniel Wass for a creative spark on the wing. The 25-year-old has posted two goals in his two starts this season, but must improve on his 0.5 key passes per match average.
Paris Saint-Germain's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Sirigu; Maxwell, Marquinhos, Luiz, Aurier; Verratti, Motta, Matuidi; Moura, Cavani, Pastore
Evian's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hansen; Sabaly, Mensah, Angoula; Abdallah; Barbosa, Sorlin, Camus; Benezet, Bruno, Wass
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 |
Girondins Bordeaux |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|||
|
1 |
Saint-Etienne |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|||
|
3 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|||
|
4 |
OGC Nice |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
5 |
FC Lorient |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
5 |
FC Nantes |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
7 |
Lille OSC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
8 |
Rennes |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
9 |
Caen |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
10 |
Olympique Lyon |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
11 |
Montpellier HSC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
12 |
Toulouse FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|||
|
13 |
En Avant Guingamp |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
3 |
|||
|
14 |
FC Metz |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||
|
15 |
Olympique Marseille |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
15 |
SC Bastia |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
15 |
Stade de Reims |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
18 |
RC Lens |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
19 |
AS Monaco |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
0 |
|||
|
20 |
évian Thonon Gaillard FC |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
-7 |
0 |
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