Showing posts with label Parc des Princes. Show all posts
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Sunday, 3 April 2016

Zlatan Adds Nice Hat-Trick

PSG win at Nice
Nice hat-trick for Zlatan 
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain geared up for their Champions League clash against Manchester City with a 4-1 Ligue 1 home win over Nice on Saturday. Ibrahimovic scored twice in the first half and once in the second, while David Luiz added a third in the second half after Hatem Ben Arfa had pulled one back for the visitors early on.

PSG, who were crowned champions last month, have 80 points and with six games left lead second-placed Monaco, who lost 2-1 at home to Bordeaux on Friday, by 25 points. Nice, who had a chance to reduce the gap with Monaco to two points, lag in third place five points behind. They will be leapfrogged by Lyon if they beat Lorient away on Sunday.

At the Parc des Princes, there was a minute of applause when the face of the former Holland great Johan Cruyff, who died last week, appeared on the giant screen. Having lost and drawn their past two league games, anything other than a win would have damaged PSG’s confidence before they take on City in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.

Ibrahimovic opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a powerful cross shot after being set up by David Luiz. Ben Arfa, who hopes to make it into France coach Didier Deschamps’s 23-man squad for Euro 2016, responded with a superb curling shot that went past Kevin Trapp.

The Sweden striker Ibrahimovic put Laurent Blanc’s side ahead again with a free-kick into the top corner in the 34th minute. David Luiz gave PSG a two-goal lead three minutes into the second half with a downward header from a corner.

Ibrahimovic wrapped it up eight minutes from time from close range by latching on to Adrien Rabiot’s cross for his 30th league goal in the season, equalling his tally from the 2012-13 season. The last player to score more than 30 goals in a French top-flight season was Argentina’s Carlos Bianchi for Stade de Reims in 1975-76, with 34.



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Saturday, 12 December 2015

EURO 2016 Finals Draw


The Republic of Ireland have been drawn in Group E at Euro 2016 against world number one ranked Belgium, Italy and Sweden.

Martin O’Neill’s side will open their campaign against the Swedes at the 80,000 capacity Stade de France on Monday June 13th.

Their second match takes place in Bordeaux on Saturday June 18th when they take on Belgium . Their final group game comes in Lille on Wednesday June 22nd where they take on Italy.

Northern Ireland have been drawn with world champions Germany, Poland and the Ukraine.

Wales have been drawn in England’s group alongside Slovakia and Russia.

Group A
June 10: France v Romania, Stade de France, Paris, 8.0
June 11: Albania v Switzerland, Lens, 2.0
June 15: Romania v Switzerland, Parc des Princes, Paris, 5.0
June 15: France v Albania, Marseille, 8.0
June 19: Romania v Albania, Lyon, 8.0
June 19: France v Switzerland, Lille, 8.0

Group B
June 11: Wales v Slovakia, Bordeaux, 5.0
June 11: England v Russia, Marseille, 8.0
June 15: Russia v Slovakia, Lille, 2.0
June 16: England v Wales, Lens, 2.0
June 20: Russia v Wales, Toulouse, 8.0
June 20: Slovakia v England, St-Etienne, 8.0

Group C
June 12: Poland v Northern Ireland, Nice, 5.0
June 12: Germany v Ukraine, Lille, 8.0
June 16: Ukraine v Northern Ireland, Lyon, 5.0
June 16: Germany v Poland, Stade de France, Paris, 8.0
June 21: Ukraine v Poland, Marseille, 5.0
June 21: Northern Ireland v Germany, Parc des Princes, Paris, 5.0

Group D
June 12: Turkey v Croatia, Parc des Princes, Paris, 2.0
June 13: Spain v Czech Republic, Toulouse, 2.0
June 17: Czech Republic v Croatia, St-Etienne, 5.0
June 17: Spain v Turkey, Nice, 8.0
June 21: Czech Republic v Turkey, Lens, 8.0
June 21: Croatia v Spain, Bordeaux, 8.0

Group E
June 13: Republic of Ireland v Sweden, Stade de France, Paris, 5.0
June 13: Belgium v Italy, Lyon, 8.0
June 17: Italy v Sweden, Toulouse, 2.0
June 18: Belgium v Republic of Ireland, Bordeaux, 2.0
June 22: Italy v Republic of Ireland, Lille, 8.0
June 22: Sweden v Belgium, Nice, 8.0

Group F
June 14: Austria v Hungary, Bordeaux, 5.0
June 14: Portugal v Iceland, St-Etienne, 8.0
June 18: Iceland v Hungary, Marseille, 5.0
June 18: Portugal v Austria, Parc des Princes, Paris, 8.0
June 22: Iceland v Austria, Stade de France, Paris, 5.0
June 22: Hungary v Portugal, Lyon, 5.0

Last 16
June 25 – Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up C, St-Etienne, 2.0
June 25 – Match 2: Winner D v Third-place B/E/F, Lens, 8.0
June 25 – Match 3: Winner B v Third-place A/C/D, Parc des Princes, Paris, 5.0
June 26 – Match 4: Winner F v Runner-up E, Toulouse, 8.0
June 26 – Match 5: Winner C v Third-place A/B/F, Lille, 5.0
June 27 – Match 6: Winner E v Runner-up D, Stade de France, Paris, 5.0
June 27 – Match 7: Winner A v Third-place C/D/E, Lyon, 2.0
June 27– Match 8: Runner-up B v Runner-up F, Nice, 8.0

Quarter-finals
June 30 –QF1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2, Marseille, 8.0
July 1 – QF2: Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4, Lille, 8.0
July 2 – QF 3: Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6, Bordeaux, 8.0
July 3 – QF4: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8, Stade de France, Paris, 8.0

Semi-finals
July 6: Winner QF1 Portugal v Winner QF2, Lyon, 8.0
July 7: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 , Marseille, 8.0

Final
July 10: Stade de France, Paris, 8.0



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Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Paris Saint-German v Barcelona


Paris Saint-Germain will be spurred on by the memory of their agonising Champions League exits in the last two seasons when they host Barcelona in the first leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday.

The clubs meet at the Parc des Princes with the French champions desperate to make it to the last four after being dumped out of the competition on away goals to Barcelona and Chelsea in the quarter-finals in each of the last two seasons.

It will be the third time that the two sides have met in the competition this season after each recording a win over the other in Group F.

But their 3-2 win against the Catalans in Paris in the group stage, and the character they showed to beat Chelsea on away goals in the last 16, in light of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first-half dismissal, suggests they have what it takes to make the leap forward this time. 

Asked if the thrilling win against the Catalans last September could be used as a reference point, PSG coach Laurent Blanc responded: "It is one of many games we have looked at to prepare this match.

"We have looked at what we need to do and what we need to avoid doing. We can draw lessons from that game, because we won it and are one of the only sides in Europe to have scored three goals against Barcelona.”

Barcelona have won 30 of their last 34 games in all competitions, but a nine-game winning streak came to an end in a 2-2 draw at Sevilla on Saturday.

The result at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium illustrated both the good and the bad of Barca, as they stormed into an early lead before surrendering two points late on.

Having lost in Paris in September, Barcelona claimed revenge, and top spot in Group F, by winning 3-1 at the Camp Nou in December.

Messi, Neymar and Suarez all scored after Ibrahimovic had put the visitors ahead, and now the Parisians must work out how to avoid conceding a potentially crucial away goal against the potent Barcelona front three.

PSG will be without three key players for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.

Already without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Laurent Blanc has injury concerns over centre-backs Thiago Motta (thigh) and David Luiz (hamstring), while midfield lynchpin Marco Verratti misses the clash through suspension.

Barcelona have no fresh injuries concerns for the trip to Paris, with long term absentees Thomas Vermaelen, Jodri Masip, Douglas and Rafinha all set to miss out.


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