Broadcast info - Bastia vs. PSG
Who's playing: Having cruised to the domestic title last season, PSG will be seeking to make it a fifth straight Ligue 1 crown this term. Les Parisiens commence their title defense with an away clash against Bastia, who are aiming to improve even further during this campaign.
What time: Friday, August 12th at 11.00 PST/14.00 EST/18.00 UTC/19.00 BST/20.00 CET
What stadium: The first league game of the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 season will be played at the Stade Armand Césari. Also known as the Stade de Furiani, it is located in Furiani and has a maximum capacity of 16,000.
Which channel:
- In the USA: beIN SPORTS USA, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS en Español
- In France: Ligue 1 Orange App
- In the UK: BT Sport 1, BT Sport Live Streaming
- In Canada: beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español
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Match facts and other historical stats - Bastia vs. PSG
- Out of their 32 past meetings with PSG, Bastia have won four, drawn five, and lost 23
- The last time the Turchini defeated Les Parisiens was on January 10th, 2015 by a score-line of 4-2
- That also was the last time Les Bleus scored against the capital giants; since then they've shipped eight goals in their past three matches across all competitions
- PSG are undefeated in 22 out of their last 23 away matches and have scored at least 2 goals in their past 10 games against Bastia in all competitions
Team news
Bastia
Last season, Bastia finished in tenth place, thanks to the turnaround orchestrated by François Ciccolini. The former French striker was brought in this past January after Ghislain Printant was sacked, and whilst a Champions League berth or Europa League spot may be too ambitious, Les Bleus, who brought in Thievy Bifouma, Lenny Nangis, Allan Saint-Maximin, Jerson Cabral and Enzo Crivelli this summer, are aiming to at least crack the top ten.
PSG
Currently under the guidance of former Sevilla boss Unai Emery, it's been so far, so good for PSG. Les Parisiens had an excellent pre-season campaign, winning all four of their games, and will be coming into this match having strolled to a comfortable 4-1 win over Lyon in the Trophée des Champions. This summer has seen a lot of big changes within the club, with star striker and club's all-time top goal-scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic departing on a free for Manchester United.
Other players who will be plying their trades elsewhere include defenders Lucas Digne and Gregory van der Viel, who were sold to Barcelona and Fenerbahçe for €12,000,000 and €7,500,000 respectively. However, they have brought in some interesting new faces, including Polish defender Grzegorz Krychowiak from Sevilla, striker Hatem Ben Arfa from Nice, defender Thomas Meunier from Club Brugge, and Jese Rodriguez from Real Madrid.
Broadcast info - Monaco vs. Guingamp
Who's playing: It won't be easy, but Monaco will be hoping to finally knock PSG off their perch this season. Les Rouges et Blancs start their season with a clash with Guingamp, who barely escaped the drop last term.
What time: Friday, August 12th at 11.30 PST/14.30/18.30 UTC/19.30 BST/20.30 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Stade Louis II. Located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco, it can seat up to 18,523 fans.
Which channel:
- In France: beIN Sports 1, Ligue 1 Orange App
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Match details, result and original broadcast info
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Match facts and other historical stats - Monaco vs. Guingamp
- Monaco have won nine out of their last 11 home matches against Guingamp in all competitions
- However, Guingamp managed to beat them 1-0 in an away fixture on February 8th, 2015
- The overall record between the two sides stands as Monaco - 15 wins; Guingamp - 6 wins and six draws
Team news
Monaco
After finishing third in last season's Ligue 1, Monaco had a mixed pre-season this summer. Although they had no trouble easily beating Portuguese outfit Sporting CP, they will be coming into this game having suffered a 5-0 mauling at the hands of Napoli. All in all, Leonardo Jardim's side shipped a whopping 20 goals in their eight warm-up games, but they're still course to qualify for the Champions League after powering past Fenerbahce.
Guingamp
In an attempt to revive their fortunes this season, Guingamp have brought in former defender Antoine Kombouaré following his departure from Lens. The new manager, however, will be coming into this game with a slew of injuries and suspensions. Nicolas Benezet, Étienne Didot, Reynald Lemaître, Jonathan Pereira are all on the treatment table, Alexandre Mendy sits out due to a ban, whilst Baissama Sankoh and Moustapha Diallo will have to pass a late fitness test.
Ligue 1 - Full Matchday 1 schedule
- 11:00 PST/14:00 EST/20:00 CET - Aug 12: Bastia vs PSG
- 11:30 PST/14:30 EST/20:30 CET - Aug 12: Monaco vs Guingamp
- 08.00 PST/11.00 EST/17.00 CET - Aug 13: Bordeaux vs Saint-Étienne
- 11.00 PST/14.00 EST/20.00 CET - Aug 13: Caen vs Lorient
- 11.00 PST/14.00 EST/20.00 CET - Aug 13: Dijon vs Nantes
- 11.00 PST/14.00 EST/20.00 CET - Aug 13: Metz vs Lille
- 11.00 PST/14.00 EST/20.00 CET - Aug 13: Montpellier vs Angers
- 06.00 PST/09.00 EST/15.00 CET - Aug 14: Nancy vs Olympique Lyonnais
- 08.00 PST/11.00 EST/17.00 CET - Aug 14: Nice vs Rennes
- 11.45 PST/14.45 EST/20.45 CET - Aug 14: Olympique Marseille vs Toulouse
The 2016/2017 Ligue 1 table on opening day. How will this look after matchday 1 concludes?
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 69 | WWDWW | |
| 2 | Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 58 | WWWWD | |
| 3 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 53 | LLWWD | |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 52 | LWWWD | |
| 5 | Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 48 | DWDLW | |
| 6 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 46 | WLDLL | |
| 7 | Rennes | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 42 | WLLLW | |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 41 | DDLLL | |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 41 | LWWDW | |
| 10 | Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 | LLDDW | |
| 11 | Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 37 | DWDWL | |
| 12 | Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 36 | WDWWL | |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 36 | LWDWW | |
| 14 | Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 31 | LWLWL | |
| 15 | Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 29 | WWLLL | |
| 16 | Le Havre | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 28 | LLDLL | |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 26 | LLLLD | |
| 18 | Clermont | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 22 | LDDLW |
