PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain narrowly avoiding a second straight defeat in a scrappy 1-1 draw at mid-table Guingamp in the French league, prompting criticism
of sloppy defending at set-pieces by coach Laurent Blanc on Saturday.
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Astros Jersey . Center half Alex headed home from a corner in the 87th
minute after striker Mustapha Yatabare did the same three minutes earlier to
give Guingamp the lead. PSG was outplayed by Guingamp for much of the match,
three days after losing 2-1 at home to Montpellier in the French Cup. "Weve
conceded two goals in three games from set-pieces," Blanc said. "At the moment
our opponents know that they can hurt us on corners and free kicks. We always
seem to have a player whos not really concentrating and loses their player. The
same thing happened against Montpellier." Second-place Monaco can close the gap
at the top to three points if it beats Marseille at home on Sunday. Blanc called
the pitch "detestable" in the rainy conditions and said "it favoured one team
(Guingamp) more than the other." However, Blanc praised Guingamp coach Jocelyn
Gourvennec. "With the limited means he has, what Gourvennecs doing is
incredible," Blanc said. With PSG star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic having a rare
off day, Yatabare caught the eye and rose impressively to head Guingamp in front
from Rachid Aliouis corner in the 84th. "Guingamp played with a lot of heart and
caused us problems on the break," PSG goalkeeper Salvatoire Sirigu said. "We
knew they were very good on set-pieces. We need to think about the mistakes we
made." PSG was missing captain Thiago Silva, who sat out the match with an ankle
injury and was replaced at centre half by Marquinhos, who was again out of sorts
after a poor match against Montpellier. After a scrappy opening to the match,
Ibrahimovic tried his luck 40 metres out with an ambitious free kick that he
blasted straight into the Guingamp wall, and Alioui went on a surging run and
hit a powerful low shot just past the post. PSG responded quickly and Edinson
Cavani came close to his 21st goal of the season when he turned sharply and his
goal-bound shot hit a defenders thigh. On halftime, Alioui went close with a
swerving free kick that Sirigu saved with his legs. "It was very hard to read
the trajectory of the ball," Sirigu said. The ball bounced up and hit the
crossbar, and it appeared that Guingamp should have got a penalty when
Marquinhos grabbed Yatabare around the neck and pulled him down as he was about
to pounce on the rebound. "I dont know if it was a penalty or not, theres no
point talking about it," Sirigu said. Alioui continued to cause problems after
the break, and his cross was headed just wide by Yatabare. Ibrahimovic managed
his first shot on target in the 53rd, but his low strike was comfortably saved
by Guy Ndy Assembe. PSG midfielder Javier Pastore, who had a disappointing game,
was taken off midway through the second half and replaced by winger Lucas. But
Guingamp continued to look the better side, forcing two corners in quick
succession. The match between Toulouse and Bastia was postponed because of the
local rivers rising water levels. Toulouses stadium is on an island and the
citys prefect has banned any access due to the threat from the Garonne River,
the French league said in a statement. No new date has been set. Also, it was:
Ajaccio 1, Sochaux 1; Montpellier 3, Nice 1; Nantes 0, Reims 0; and Valenciennes
1, Lorient 1. In Sundays other games, Bordeaux hosts Saint-Etienne and resurgent
Lyon faces Evian. Third-place Lille was held to 1-1 by struggling Rennes on
Friday.
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in the list published Tuesday at the site of Chiles football association. Chile
is pinning its hopes on the recovery of Vidal.
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http://www.baseballastrosproshop.com/carlos-lee-astros-jersey/ . Ellis had a season-high 37 points and two key assists late, Dirk Nowitzki led
a fourth-quarter rally with 14 of his 35 points, and the Mavericks spoiled
Howards best offensive night in Houston with a 123-120 victory over the Rockets
on Wednesday night.Barcelona boss Luis Enrique hailed Lionel Messis goalscoring
return in a 4-0 rout of Deportivo la Coruna as the perfect preparation for their
Champions League showdown with former coach Pep Guardiolas Manchester City on
Wednesday. Messi netted with just his third touch after nearly a month out with
a groin injury having come on just before the hour mark with Barca already 3-0
in front. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?6.99. No contract. It was a
complete performance, said Barca boss Luis Enrique. We have Leo back and it took
him no time to be back in top form. Our aim was to surprise them and it worked
how we wanted it to. We created lots of chances and they created none. Deportivo
have conceded very few goals this season and we got four.Barca have had the
better of City in the Champions League, winning all four clashes between the
sides in the last 16 in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons. Lionel Messi scored
less than five minutes into his return from injury in Barcelonas win over
Deportivo.
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way to prepare for a very attractive game for us against an opponent that is
continuously improving, and will continue to do so based on what we have seen so
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