Toulouse will be hoping to deny Paris Saint-Germain their first home win of the season and extend their unbeaten run, when the two sides meet at Parc des Princes on Friday evening
Paris Saint-Germain are in confident mood ahead of their much anticipated match against Les Pitchouns. The Parisiens have returned to winning ways after registering their first win of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lille-OSC-c39800 in week 4.
PSG coach, Carlo Ancelotti wants to build on that performance and has asked his players to play to their potential on Friday.
"Our aim is to build on our performance against Lille.”
“Toulouse are a good team, physical, well organised, and with quality players. They will come here to defend well, just like Bordeaux. We need to play with greater speed and with more movement, just as we did in the first half against Lille,” the 53-year-old
told reporters.
Toulouse, on the other hand, would be hoping to get something out of the game, and will play more defensively against the Ile giants.
TFC coach, Alain Casanova, is aware of what PSG can do on the pitch, but is optimistic about his side’s chances in the game.
"They are a Champions League team; we are a long way from being that. To go to the Parc des Princes and play against these guys, it's extraordinary, but we have a game to play and it will be a very complicated.”
History
Paris Saint-Germain have hosted Les Pitchouns on 24 occasions in the top flight prior to this season. The Ile giants have won 14 out of those games, with six games ending in a draw. While TFC managed to get away with all three points on four different occasions.
PSG have won their last three home games against Alain Casanova’s side.
Last season, Les Parisiens managed to win 3-1 against Toulouse at Parc des Princes, with Nene scoring a brace in that game. In the reverse fixture, Toulouse once again came second best, with PSG winning the game 3-1 in the end.
Team News
Paris Saint-Germain
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073 hasn’t been included in the squad despite completing his two-match suspension.
Summer arrival, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Bodmer-c24679 and Nicolas Douche are also on the sidelines after failing to return to
full fitness.
New signing, Gregory Van der Wiel has to wait a bit longer for his PSG debut, after suffering from a groin injury.
Toulouse FC
Alain Casanova has a full fit squad at his disposal giving him a selection headache ahead of the match.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mickaël-Firmin-c25511 and Yannick Aguemon have been left out of the squad for the match against Paris Saint-Germain.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belarus-c2849.
Prediction
Both sides are unbeaten in the Ligue 1 this season after four games. Toulouse are entering the match on a back of fine run of form and coach, Alain Casanova, would be hoping to get something out of the game.
On the other hand, Paris Saint-Germain have finally found the winning formula. After registering their first win of the season against Lille in week 4, Carlo Ancelotti would want his side to continue their fine run of form and will accept nothing but all
three points out of the game.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 in fine nick, expect PSG to play an aggressive game at Parc des Princes on Friday, and bets are on Paris Saint-Germain to register their second win of the season.
Final Predicted Score: Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toulouse-FC-c40751
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