Paris Saint-Germain to name http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082 in squad to face Differdange – Ligue 1 report
Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore is ready to embark on his first quest for Paris Saint-Germain as they face Luxembourg National Division side FC Differdange in the play-off round of UEFA Europa League.
The Argentine sensation was named in the 18-player squad to play against the Luxembourg side Differdange. This is the first time the Cordoba-born midfielder has been named in the Les Rouge-et-Bleu squad since his big-money move to the Parisian club.
The 22-year-old became the most expensive player in the history of the French Ligue 1 with a transfer amounting to 42 million Euros from Serie A side Palermo. PSG had to go head-to-head with English Premier League giants, Chelsea, to lure in the Argentine international. Les Parisiens witnessed a new dawn this summer after the takeover of cash-laden http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Sports Investments. The capital club have already spent more than 80 million Euros in the transfer window.
The former Palermo playmaker announced on Twitter that he feels ready to make his debut on Thursday against Differdange. He tweeted, “It may be that I play on Thursday in the Europa League, but it is not confirmed.”
There are high chances that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christophe-Jallet-c9179 are all reportedly injured.
Les Parisiens are awaiting their first win after the start of their 2011/2012 season. They lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153 and drew with Stade Rennais in the Ligue 1.
Paris Saint-Germain were scheduled to face Greek outfit Olympiakos Volou in the Europa League play-offs, but due to their suspension from this year’s competition PSG were pitted against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luxembourg-c2945 side.
Les Rouge-et-Bleu are determined to qualify for the Europa League group stages to bolster their morale after much facing much criticism in the opening two rounds of Ligue 1.
Talking to the French media, defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zoumana-Camara-c38101 said, “Differdange were called into the match at the last minute and we don't know too much about them. We'll watch a few of their matches and find out some more information about them.”
He added, “The most important thing is to get through this tie and qualify for the group stage. We want to win away without conceding a goal to make the return leg as comfortable as possible. This is a team we should beat and we have to do the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684”
All eyes are on Javier Pastore at the moment and if the Argentine international plays in the upcoming match he will be looking to make an impact to impress Antoine Kombouare, coach at Parc des Princes, and justify the hefty fee PSG paid to sign him from Palermo.
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