Our prediction for this Coupe de la Ligue match:
Reims
Match Time & Date:
22/01/2020
03:10 PM
Prediction: 1-2
PSG
There will be fireworks when Reims and PSG face each other in the Coupe de la Ligue semis at Stade Auguste-Delaune II. Reims were not in action at the weekend, meaning that tired legs are unlikely to prove to be a big problem for the hosts. Anyhow, David Guion’s troops, who failed to win the last three league fixtures, face an uphill task in Wednesday’s showdown.
PSG boss Thomas Tuchel rested several first team regulars in the Coupe de France 1-0 win over Lorient, but he is likely to field the best possible side against Reims. Considering that the hosts do not seem to be on top of their game ahead of the visit of les Parisiens, we predict that the big-spending club will advance to the Coupe de la Ligue final without any difficulties. In their last meeting in the Ligue 1 Reims defeated PSG 2-0, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Ghislain Konan):
Ghislain Konan is an Ivory Coast footballer, who plays for Stade de Reims in Ligue 1. Born in Abidjan on December 27, 1995, the pacey left-back began his senior career at his hometown club ASEC Mimosas in 2015. However, in 2016 Konan moved to Portugal, signing a deal with Vitoria de Guimaraes.
After making 44 appearances for the Portuguese outfit in Primeira Liga, he moved to Stade de Reims in 2017. Konan made his Ligue 1 debut in a 1-0 victory over Nice at Allianz Riviera. Speaking of his international career, the Stade De Reims defender made his Ivory Coast debut in a goalless draw with Mali on October 6, 2017.
The two teams faced each other in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Konan’s preferred foot is left and his contract with Stade de Reims should expire in June, 2022. Ghislain Konan wears No. 3 jersey at Stade de Reims.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.
