PSG vs. Toulouse: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream, TV Info

Paris Saint-Germain return to league action this weekend as they welcome Toulouse FC to the Parc des Princes on Saturday afternoon.

Unbeaten at home, with their opponents struggling in 19th position, it is hard to see anything but three points for Laurent Blanc’s men.

Coach Dominique Arribage is struggling during his first full season in Ligue 1 and will be feeling the pressure as he travels north to the capital. It’s not that he will be expected to pick up any points, but another defeat will cement their place in the bottom three and leave them with four defeats in six games.

PSG go into the game with a 10-point gap and after six league wins in a row, and they will be extremely confident of making it seven.

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2015

Time: 4:00 p.m. BST (11:00 a.m. ET)

Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris

TV Info: Canal Plus (France), beIN Sports (US)

Live Stream: beIN Sports Connect (US)

Form Lines 

Paris Saint-Germain	Toulouse FC
Real Madrid 1-0 PSG (Champions League)	Toulouse 1-1 Montpellier (Ligue 1)
Rennes 0-1 PSG (Ligue 1)	Toulouse 3-3 Auxerre (Coupe de la Ligue)
PSG 4-1 Saint-Etienne (Ligue 1)	Lyon 3-0 Toulouse (Ligue 1)
PSG 0-0 Real Madrid (Champions League)	Toulouse 1-2 Angers (Ligue 1)
Bastia 0-2 PSG (Ligue 1)	Gazelec 2-2 Toulouse (Ligue 1)

As they continue to struggle in Ligue 1, Arribage is still trying to find his best XI. Between the 3-0 loss at Lyon and the 1-1 draw against Montpellier, he made three changes in his back four and varied his midfield.

Yann Bodiger is suspended for the trip to Paris, meaning Etienne Didot will likely play at the base of TFC's diamond midfield. Tongo Doumbia and Abel Aguilar are out through injury, leaving the coach's options limited.

PSG will be without Marco Verratti after he was injured against Real Madrid. Blanc also confirmed that both Marquinhos and Javier Pastore will continue to miss out. Adrien Rabiot will likely retain his place in the Parisian midfield, and there will perhaps be another chance for Lucas to impress in the attack.

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Predicted Formations

PSG (4-3-3): Kevin Trapp; Serge Aurier, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Layvin Kurzawa; Thiago Motta, Blaise Matuidi, Adrien Rabiot; Angel Di Maria, Lucas, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Toulouse (4-4-2): Ali Ahamada; Somalia, Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, Steeve Yago, William Matheus; Etienne Didot, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Zinedine Machach, Oscar Trejo - Wissam Ben Yedder, Martin Braithwaite

Player to Watch

Usually young players find it hard to live up to a surname, just ask Jordi Cruyff or Devante Cole, but in Toulouse’s latest young midfielder, Zinedine Machach, it’s his given name that instantly catches the eye.

The 19-year-old made his debut against Nice last season, but it was only last month that he signed his first pro-contract.

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OFFICIEL - Zinedine #Machach signe son premier contrat professionnel: http://t.co/k26FsyChZc. pic.twitter.com/83xfVVaU2g

— Toulouse FC Officiel (@ToulouseFC) October 13, 2015"

Against Montpellier last weekend, Machach made his first start with Le Tefece, and he took the opportunity with both hands. With five minutes to go in the first half, the ball fell to his right foot, and the young midfielder fired it low to the far corner.

Born in Marseille, the young talent revealed that it was his brother that convinced his mother to name him after the France international. It is now up to him to prove himself on the pitch.

He has caught France’s attention with his first goal, now he may have the chance under the lights of the Eiffel Tower to show he is more than just a name.

Key Battle

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On Tuesday night, when Marco Verratti had to come off in the first half, panic swept through the PSG faithful. Adrien Rabiot made his entrance on to the Santiago Bernabeu pitch.

He has undoubted potential and ability, but his future had been questioned after contract and behavioural issues. The young midfielder did his best to banish those thoughts with a mature, impressive performance in the Spanish capital.

Rabiot told the PSG official website after the game:

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“I wasn't expecting to come on at all. Usually, the coach asks you to go and warm up for twenty minutes before he makes any changes, so you have time to prepare. But on Tuesday, everything moved pretty quickly. I didn’t have a chance to warm up, so I had to be careful not to injure myself, but at the same time I was aware that it was the Champions League, that the game was moving very quickly and that I couldn't afford to make any mistakes. Luckily, I adapted pretty quickly."

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If Verratti is out for for an extended period, Rabiot would have the perfect opportunity to prove his worth as potential starter in Blanc’s squad.

On Saturday he will be up against the veteran Didot, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and the creative Oscar Trejo. All three will give Rabiot a test in all aspects of his game. The former Manchester City youth player will have to perform both defensively and as an attacking threat if PSG are to win the battle in the middle of the park.

Odds (via Odds shark)

Home win: 100/909

Away win: 1131/50

Draw: 729/100