Monaco vs. PSG: Team News, Live Stream and TV Info for 2017 French Cup Final

Paris Saint-Germain have won every piece of domestic silverware going in France since the start of the 2014-15 season. 

But they face a real threat to their Coupe de La Ligue crown in Saturday's 2016-17 final in Lyon against Monaco.

Leonardo Jardim's impressive young side—who are heading Ligue 1—will be desperate to end PSG's supremacy, and they have all the tools to do so.

Read on for a preview of what should be a fascinating clash at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, as well as team news, scheduling information and viewing details.

Date: Saturday, April 1

Time: 8 p.m. BST, 3 p.m. ET

TV Info: BT Sport 3 (UK), beIN Sports (U.S.)

Live Stream: BT Sport website, beIN Sports Connect  

Team News

According to Ligue1.com, PSG could be without centre-back Marquinhos for the final after he picked up a thigh injury on international duty with Brazil, while forward Radamel Falcao and full-back Djibril Sidibe are both doubts for Monaco.

Meanwhile, Fabinho, one of Monaco's key operators this season in central midfield, is suspended, per ESPN FC's Jonathan Johnson:

Preview

PSG know how to win the French League Cup. They have triumphed in the competition in each of the last three seasons, and manager Unai Emery will be hugely motivated to claim his first major piece of silverware as PSG boss, especially given the embarrassing fashion in which his side crashed out of the UEFA Champions League.

Domestic dominance is now necessary for Emery's first season in charge not to be considered a failure, but in Monaco they face a foe of remarkable power.

Monaco have players throughout the squad who can find the back of the net. Their goalscoring as a team this season has been quite phenomenal—they have netted 87 goals in 30 league games.

Falcao may be missing for Saturday's clash but in-form 18-year-old Kylian Mbappe will be available, and he will be a huge threat to the PSG defence, per football analyst David O'Brien:

The likelihood is that PSG will not be able to prevent Monaco from scoring, but the defending champions have plenty of their own firepower.

Edinson Cavani will, as ever, be the main threat for Emery's side in attack. Out of the shadow of Zlatan Ibrahimovic the Uruguayan is enjoying the best season of his career and has netted 38 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions, per WhoScored.com. 

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Julian Draxler and Angel Di Maria will likely be supporting him in attack, and the trio have the ability to cause Monaco all kinds of problems.

Both sides are in excellent form, with Monaco having won their last six games in a row and PSG unbeaten domestically since December.

Per Ligue1.com, PSG's Javier Pastore believes his side have come good at the perfect moment:

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We're coming into the final straight in the league, two months of competition that will make or break the season. We've come back to form just at the right time. 

We need to win everything. We have to be at 100 per cent on the pitch, each of us, to achieve our goals. These last four seasons, we have won a lot of domestic titles. Each time, we have gone out to do that with great desire. We'll try to do the same thing on Saturday. We know we're playing a great team, but we're also very strong.

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This season Monaco have got the better of PSG in their two league contests—they won 3-1 at home and earned a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes.

However, PSG have the experience of winning trophies, which could prove telling despite Monaco's fantastic form so far in 2016-17.