PSG vs. Toulouse: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream and TV Info
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain welcome Toulouse to Parc des Princes in the semi-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue in what will be the final instalment of their recent tripleheader.
If the Ligue 1 leaders can beat Dominique Arribage’s strugglers, they will have reached a third consecutive League Cup final at Stade de France.
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Date: Wednesday, January 27
Time: 9:05 p.m. CET (8:05 p.m. GMT/3:05 p.m. EST)
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
TV Info: France 3 (France), BT Sport Europe (8:45p.m. GMT), beIN Sports 4 (USA)
Live Stream: beIN Sports Connect
Preamble
PSG and Toulouse must be sick of the sight of each other by now. For the third time in the space of 11 days, the pair will meet in domestic competition for one last time this season on Wednesday.
Laurent Blanc’s men have won their Ligue 1 and Coupe de France encounters, but there will be a place in the Coupe de la Ligue final at stake at Parc des Princes.
Les Parisiens are gunning for a third straight appearance at Stade de France in this competition, while Toulouse have only ever been involved in one domestic cup final—their Coupe de France win of 1957.
The odds are stacked overwhelmingly against Le Tefece's earning a berth in the final. However, as they showed in last week’s narrow 2-1 defeat away at PSG in the Coupe de la Ligue, they are capable of pushing the capital club when the hosts rotate heavily—as is likely on Wednesday.
Form Lines (all competitions)
PSG
W 2-0 vs. SC Bastia (Ligue 1)
W 2-1 vs. Olympique Lyonnais (Coupe de la Ligue)
W 0-1 vs. Toulouse (Ligue 1)
W 2-1 vs. Toulouse (Coupe de France)
W 5-1 vs. Angers SCO (Ligue 1)
Toulouse
W 1-3 vs. Stade de Reims (Ligue 1)
W 2-1 (AET) vs. Olympique de Marseille (Coupe de la Ligue)
L 0-1 vs. PSG (Ligue 1)
L 2-1 vs. PSG (Coupe de France)
L 4-0 vs. AS Monaco (Ligue 1)
Predicted Formations
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PSG (4-3-3): Douchez; Aurier, Marquinhos, Luiz, Kurzawa; Motta, Rabiot, Matuidi; Di Maria, Ibrahimovic (c), Cavani.
Toulouse (5-4-1): Goicoechea; Somalia, Spajic (c), Yago, Tisserand, Matheus; Regattin, Doumbia, Machach, Ben Yedder; Pesic.
Player to Watch
PSG’s man of the moment is Angel Di Maria. The Argentina international scored two superb goals—one a spectacular lobbed volley—in Les Parisiens’ merciless 5-1 mauling of Angers SCO last Saturday and will likely feature against Toulouse on Wednesday.
El Fideo likes the Coupe de la Ligue, having provided two superb assists in two substitute appearances, so it will be interesting to see what he can produce when played from the start.
Di Maria has eight goals and 11 assists from 19 appearances across all domestic competitions so far this season, and Toulouse will be dreading coming up against the in-form South American.
As for Arribage’s men, their main threat for PSG to keep an eye on will be Wissam Ben Yedder.
The Frenchman’s ability in front of goal needs no introduction—Ben Yedder has 10 goals from his last 12 appearances across all domestic competitions—and he is the player Blanc’s men should be most wary of on Wednesday.
Key Battle
For Toulouse to stand any chance of reaching the Coupe de la Ligue final, they will need to stop the defending champions from scoring.
If Arribage’s side cannot prevent PSG from finding the back of the net, there is little chance they will outscore them to win.
After a 4-0 thrashing away at Monaco last Sunday, Le Tefece have plenty to work on before they take to the Parc des Princes pitch.
The 5-4-1 formation used at Stade Louis II over the weekend did not work, so Aribage will have to rethink his tactical plans after a good showing in Paris last week.
Odds (Oddschecker)
PSG: 1-4
Toulouse: 13-1
Draw: 32-5
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