Rodez and Paris FC face each other this Tuesday evening for a highly anticipated pre-playoff (8:30 p.m.). Here is all the essential information on this decisive match.
The characteristic smell of fierce matches is already wafting through the Stade Paul-Lignon in Rodez, where this season’s sensation team in Ligue 2 is preparing to challenge Paris FC for a pre-bar on the road to Ligue 1.
“ Paris FC is one of the teams that has impressed us the most at Paul Lignon this season, we know it will be a big match, announced Didier Santini, Rodez coach. We are 4th thanks to everything we have done since the start of the season, so we are going to keep our identity, we are not going to change. I’m happy for the fans, so they deserve to have this extra match after everything they’ve given us this season. I want my players to thrill the supporters, to bring them with them to feel emotions, that’s football. The hardest part, we did it! It was to be in the Top 5. Now it’s just a bonus! Whatever the outcome, it will have been a fantastic season. »
Opposite, the Ile-de-France club also has great ambitions and even approaches this match with the status of favorite given its status in the lobby for several seasons. The winner of this meeting will then travel to Saint-Etienne, third in the standings, for a new match played under high tension. The stage is set.
The expected compositions
Rodez : Jaouen – Danger (c), Raux-Yao, Mambo – Sylla, Haag, Taïbi, Rajot, Abdallah – Corredor, Hountondji.
Paris FC : Nkambadio – Dabila, Chergui (c), Mbow, Gaudin – Gory, Doucet, Camara, Lopez – Dicko, Jabbari.
Where to watch the game ?
This pre-bar between Rodez and Paris FC will be broadcast this Tuesday evening on beIN SPORTS 1, from 8:30 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, beIN Connect.