Played
November 24, 2012 9:30 PM IST
Parc des Princes — Paris
Referee:‬ B. Varela‎
Attendance:‬ 39588‎
 
17′ Maxwell
 
63′ Blaise Matuidi
 
70′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic
 
89′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic
 

Paris Saint-Germain - Troyes Preview: Ancelotti's side hoping to secure victory against league minnows

The cash-rich capital side have not won in their last two encounter at the Parc des Princes, and need victory to remain in touch with leaders Olympique Lyonnais

By Mohammed Ali

More On :  ES Troyes Aube Champagne, Paris Saint-Germain, Paris Saint-Germain vs ES Troyes Aube Champagne
Champions League : Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris SG)
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PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

Paris Saint-Germain
Sirigu
Van der Wiel, Alex, Thiago Silva, Maxwell
Chantome, Verratti, Matuidi
Pastore, Lavezzi
Ibrahimovic

TROYES


Thuram-Ulien
Colin, Saunier, Jarjat, N'Sakala
Yamissi, N'Goyi
Obbadi, Nivet, Camus
Marcos


Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti is likely to name the same XI against Troyes on Saturday evening.

Javier Pastore is set to return after being benched in favour of Nene, whilst Wednesday's two-goal hero Ezequiel Lavezzi should retain his place behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Jeremy Menez is a doubt after sitting out last weekend, whilst Mamadou Sakho returns from suspension. Ibrahimovic will potentially feature in his first Ligue 1 game since his red card against Saint-Etienne.

For Troyes, not many changes are expected, with Fabien Camus to replace on-loan PSG midfielder Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Paris Saint-Germain have lost their last two Ligue 1 home games - against Saint-Etienne and Rennes.
  • Carlo Ancelotti's men have not scored more than one goal in their last five league encounters.
  • PSG have not won with Ezequiel Lavezzi having started so far domestically.
  • Troyes will be searching for their first league victory in Paris in 10 attempts.
  • The visitors languish in 19th place, with just one win in 13 league encounters so far this season.
  • If Saturday's visitors do win, it'll be their first away victory in 17 top-flight matches on the road.

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Top 3 Predictions
  • Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 ES Troyes Aube Champagne
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  • Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 ES Troyes Aube Champagne
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  • Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 ES Troyes Aube Champagne
    9.82 %
Head to Head
Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎ 13-Apr-2013 ES Troyes Aube Champagne 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 1
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Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎ 24-Nov-2012 Paris Saint-Germain 4 - ES Troyes Aube Champagne 0
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Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎ 23-Dec-2006 ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1 - Paris Saint-Germain 1
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Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎ 15-Jan-2006 Paris Saint-Germain 2 - ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1
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Last Five Matches
Paris Saint-Germain
19-May-2013Paris Saint-Germain 3 - Stade Brestois 29 1FRA1
13-May-2013O. Lyon 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 1FRA1
06-May-2013Paris Saint-Germain 1 - Valenciennes FC 1FRA1
29-Apr-2013Evian Thonon Gaillard 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 1FRA1
22-Apr-2013Paris Saint-Germain 3 - OGC Nice 0FRA1
ES Troyes Aube Champagne
19-May-2013ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1 - Bordeaux 0FRA1
15-May-2013ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1 - Bordeaux 2FRAC
11-May-2013AC Ajaccio 0 - ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1FRA1
04-May-2013ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1 - Evian Thonon Gaillard 0FRA1
28-Apr-2013OGC Nice 3 - ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1FRA1
Odds
Team News
Available Squads
30Salvatore SiriguGoalkeeper
4Thiago SilvaDefender
33AlexDefender
17MaxwellDefender
22Sylvain ArmandDefender
2Gregory van der WielDefender
14Blaise MatuidiMidfielder
24Marco VerrattiMidfielder
27Javier PastoreMidfielder
21Ezequiel LavezziStriker
18Zlatan IbrahimovicStriker
1Nicolas DouchezGoalkeeper
3Mamadou SakhoDefender
26Christophe JalletDefender
-Mohamed Lamine SissokoMidfielder
19NenêMidfielder
31Adrien RabiotMidfielder
9Guillaume HoarauStriker
16Yohann Thuram UlienGoalkeeper
2Matthieu SaunierDefender
-RinconDefender
-Maxime ColinDefender
21Fabrice N'SakalaDefender
-Stéphane DarbionMidfielder
-Mounir ObbadiMidfielder
10Benjamin NivetMidfielder
14Xavier ThiagoMidfielder
-Fabien CamusMidfielder
-Jean-Christophe BahebeckStriker
1Mathieu DreyerGoalkeeper
15Florian JarjatDefender
6Eloge Enza YamissiDefender
-Quentin OthonMidfielder
7Benjamin PsaumeStriker
9Marcos Dos Santos FerreiraStriker
51Mohamed YattaraStriker
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker
PSG 		30 4
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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AS Saint-Etienne 		19 1
Darío Cvitanich Darío Cvitanich
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OGC Nice 		18 5
Bafetimbi Gomis Bafetimbi Gomis
Striker
Olympique Lyonnais 		16 4
Anthony Modeste Anthony Modeste
Striker
SC Bastia 		15 3