It
is the match of the year in Ligue 1. Leader undisputed, the ASM
disembarks with its attack of fire in a Park of the Princes who has
never seen his people bow this season. Chastised in Monaco (3-1) a few weeks ago, the PSG of Unai Emery wants to re-establish a certain hierarchy. Reassuring for Bordeaux in the Coupe de la Ligue this week (1-4), the Parisians approach this great game in confidence. It
will have ultimate test value for both clubs before their respective
meetings against Barcelona and Manchester City in the Champions League. Paris
and Monaco do everything better than the others in the championship and
will necessarily offer us a match of a rare quality. Unstoppable offensively (more than 3 goals per game), will the Monegasques find a defense to talk to? In a state of grace, will Edinson Cavani guide the PSG to a precious success? Everything is possible in this poster and that is what makes it terribly exciting.
Monaco won the Park (0-2) last year. Both goals of the ASM were recorded after the rest.
8 of the 14 matches played by Monaco at a club ranked in one of
the top six places since Jardim arrived at the club saw more goals in
the second period than in the first.
More goals were scored in the second half than the first in 9 of the last 14 games played by PSG in all competitions.
Jardim's
ASM has become used to reassuringly defensively away from the Rock in
big games before projecting more and more forward. As
we know that more than half (55%) of the matches played by the PSG with
Unai Emery see second periods more prolific than the first, all the
fires are green for our bet "more goals in the 2nd half 'first".