Played
December 1, 2012 2:00 PM EST
Stade Municipal du Ray — Nice
Referee: R. Buquet
Attendance: 16356
December 1, 2012 2:00 PM EST
Stade Municipal du Ray — Nice
Referee: R. Buquet
Attendance: 16356
Ligue 1 Preview: Nice - Paris Saint-Germain
The capital club travels to the south of France, seeking to rebound from a shock cup exit at the hands of Saint-Etienne and a return to the summit of the table.
By Mohammed Ali
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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OGC NICE
 Ospina Genevois, Civelli, Pecjinovic, Kolodziecak Traore, Digard Eysseric, Meriem, Bautheac Cvitanich |
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
 Sirigu Van der Wiel, Thiago Silva, Alex, Maxwell Chantome, Verratti, Matuidi Menez, Lavezzi Ibrahimovic |
Nice coach Claude Puel will welcome back Nemanja Pecjinovic and Romain Genevois after the duo sat out the 3-2 Coupe de la Ligue mid-week quarterfinal defeat to Montpellier.
Valentin Eysseric could be given the nod ahead of Jeremy Pied, though otherwise it will be the majority of the same team that has won three of its last four league games.
Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, welcomes back a number of players who missed the 0-0 (5-3 on penalties) defeat to Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.
Javier Pastore's time on the bench could continue, as Les Parisiens boss Carlo Ancelotti favors either the returning Jeremy Menez or Nene alongside Ezequiel Lavezzi, while Alex and Marco Verratti should also be in the lineup.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
OGC Nice is on a four game unbeaten run, and currently sits in 10th place in the Ligue 1 table.
- Nice has not beaten Paris Saint-Germain in four encounters, with the last victory coming in March 2010.
- Les Aiglons are the only ones to have not conceded a goal to Carlo Ancelotti's PSG side since the Italian took over at the end of December in 2011.
- Nice has found the net in its last 12 league encounters.
- Paris Saint-Germain sits second in Ligue 1, having beaten Troyes 4-0 in its last encounter.
- Les Parisiens were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue earlier in the week, with a penalty shootout defeat to Saint-Etienne.
- Carlo Ancelotti's men are the only ones in Ligue 1 to be unbeaten away from home so far this season.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been involved in 14 of the club's 23 league goals this season.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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OGC Nice 1-3 PSG
- 15.96 %
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OGC Nice 0-3 PSG
- 13.38 %
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OGC Nice 0-2 PSG
- 11.74 %
| Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Apr 21, 2013 | PSG 3 - OGC Nice 0 |
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| Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Dec 1, 2012 | OGC Nice 2 - PSG 1 |
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| Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Feb 12, 2012 | OGC Nice 0 - PSG 0 |
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| Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Sep 21, 2011 | PSG 2 - OGC Nice 1 |
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| Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Feb 20, 2011 | OGC Nice 0 - PSG 3 |
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| May 12, 2013 | Evian Thonon Gaillard 4 - OGC Nice 0 | FRA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Stade Rennais FC 0 - OGC Nice 3 | FRA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | OGC Nice 3 - ES Troyes Aube Champagne 1 | FRA1 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | PSG 3 - OGC Nice 0 | FRA1 |
| Apr 14, 2013 | OGC Nice 3 - Sochaux 0 | FRA1 |
PSG
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| May 18, 2013 | PSG 3 - Stade Brestois 29 1 | FRA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | O. Lyon 0 - PSG 1 | FRA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | PSG 1 - Valenciennes FC 1 | FRA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Evian Thonon Gaillard 0 - PSG 1 | FRA1 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | PSG 3 - OGC Nice 0 | FRA1 |
| 1 | David Ospina | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Renato Civelli | Defender |
| - | T. Kolodziejczak | Defender |
| 4 | Nemanja Pejcinovic | Defender |
| - | Romain Genevois | Defender |
| 6 | Didier Digard | Midfielder |
| - | Mahamane El Hadji Traoré | Midfielder |
| - | Valentin Eysseric | Midfielder |
| 34 | Jérémy Pied | Striker |
| - | Eric Bautheac | Striker |
| 12 | Darío Cvitanich | Striker |
| - | Joris Delle | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Kevin Gomis | Defender |
| 7 | Fabrice Abriel | Midfielder |
| 10 | Camel Meriem | Midfielder |
| - | Kévin Diaz | Midfielder |
| - | Alexy Bosetti | Striker |
| - | Neal Maupay | Striker |
| 1 | Nicolas Douchez | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| 33 | Alex | Defender |
| 17 | Maxwell | Defender |
| 22 | Sylvain Armand | Defender |
| 26 | Christophe Jallet | Defender |
| 7 | Jérémy Menez | Midfielder |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi | Midfielder |
| 20 | Clément Chantôme | Midfielder |
| 21 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Striker |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 16 | Alphonse Areola | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho | Defender |
| 2 | Gregory van der Wiel | Defender |
| - | Mohamed Lamine Sissoko | Midfielder |
| 19 | Nenê | Midfielder |
| 27 | Javier Pastore | Midfielder |
| 9 | Guillaume Hoarau | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Striker Paris St. Germain (PSG) |
30 | 4 |
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Striker AS Saint-Etienne |
19 | 1 |
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Darío Cvitanich Striker OGC Nice |
17 | 4 |
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Bafetimbi Gomis Striker Olympique Lyonnais |
16 | 4 |
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Anthony Modeste Striker SC Bastia |
15 | 3 |
