Despite securing their first win of the season against Bastia thanks to goals from Edinson Cavani and Lucas, PSG ended up on the losing end as they will now be without three first-team players. Talismanic striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was forced off prematurely with what has been described as an abdominal injury, something that given his influence on his team will be quite concerning for Les Parisiens coach Laurent Blanc.
To make matters worse, in something that one would more expect to see in MMA, both midfielder Thiago Motta and defender Gregory van der Viel were both injured by the same player--Brandao--who was responsible for fracturing a vertebra in the Dutchman's back and breaking the Brazilian-born Italian international's nose.
As for last year's second best side, success continues to elude Monaco and this past weekend was definitely one they would be keen to forget in a hurry as they were humiliated 4-1 at the hands of Bordeaux after Dimitar Berbatov had put them ahead late in the first half. They are now in 19th place after two rounds of action, with only Evian's worse goal differential keeping them from being dead last and will be desperate to get going against Nantes as PSG are already four points ahead.
Indeed, of all France's "biggest" sides, only Lille, besides the aforementioned PSG managed to grind out a win last weekend, scraping to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over recently promoted side Caen. Marseille are still searching for their first win whereas Lyon, after a victory in matchday one, suffered a 2-1 reversal to Toulouse this past Saturday.
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Matchday 3: LIVE fixtures schedule & broadcast channel listings
Friday, August 22, 2014
14:30 EST / 19:30 BST – Evian TG vs. PSG
-In the USA: beIN Sports en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports USA, SiriusXM FC
-In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports CONNECT Canada
-In the UK: Not available
-In France: beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Saturday, August 23, 2014
11:00 EST / 16:00 BST – Guingamp vs. Olympique Marseille
-In the USA: beIN Sports USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TV5 Monde USA
-In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, TV5 Québec Canada, beIN Sports CONNECT Canada
-In the UK: Not available
-In France: Canal+ France
14:00 EST / 19:00 BST – Bastia vs. Toulouse
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: Not available
-In France: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 3
14:00 EST / 19:00 BST – Lille vs. Lorient
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: Not available
-In France: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 4
14:00 EST / 19:00 BST – Montpellier vs. Metz
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: Not available
-In France: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 5
14:00 EST / 19:00 BST – Nice vs. Bordeaux
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: ESPN UK / HD
-In France: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 6
14:00 EST / 19:00 BST – Reims vs. Caen
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: Not available
-In France: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 7
Sunday, August 24, 2014
08:00 EST / 13:00 BST – Olympique Lyon vs. Lens
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: BT Sport 2
-In France: beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
14:30 EST / 19:30 BST – Saint-Etienne vs. Rennes
-In the USA: beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
-In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports CONNECT Canada
-In the UK: BT Sport 2
-In France: beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
14:30 EST / 19:30 BST – Nantes vs. Monaco
-In the USA: Not available
-In Canada: Not available
-In the UK: BT Sport 1
-In France: Canal+ France
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