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LIVE: Caen vs PSG

LIVE: Caen vs PSG

56' LUCKY! Yago flies into the back of Neymar, and he leaves the Brazilian in a heap on the floor. He has already been carded, but this time the referee lets him off. Neymar is fuming at the decision as he makes his way to the touchline for treatment.

52' SAVE!!!! Kean nearly scores his second after breaking through on goal, only to see Pean deny him. The Caen keeper waited until the last second before deciding his next move, and he has clawed the ball away from his goal. That save could keep Caen in this match!

48' Do not forget, today's match goes to penalties if nobody can find a winner inside 90 minutes.

46' We are back underway in Caen!

Pochettino does have more attacking resources on the bench if he wants to freshen up his team, but he should have enough firepower at his disposal to test Caen in the second 45 minutes. The home side have done a tremendous job to keep the game at 0-0 and the longer this tie stays goalless, they will feel they can knick something.

The referee brings the first half to an end, and Pochettino should not be happy with what he has witnessed so far. His team may have dominated possession, but they just haven't clicked in the final third. Neymar's has had two efforts, but neither of them really worried Pean in the Caen goal. At the other end of the pitch, Rico denied Pi's longe-range drive, but that is the closest the home team came to scoring.

45' + 1' HALF-TIME - CAEN 0-0 PSG.

45' One minute of stoppage time at the end of the first 45 minutes...

42' PSG need to do more with the ball if they are to score before half-time, they have really struggled in the last few minutes.

38' Dupraz has not left the touchline so far this evening, and he continues to bark out instructions to his players. He will be happy with their display so far, and the biggest compliment you could pay Caen is that they do not look like a side that plays in the league below PSG. 

35' We have still not seen enough from Kean, but Pochettino will get the chance to get his message across in a few minutes.

33' CLEARANCE! Neymar goes close to opening the scoring. The former Barcelona ace broke free of his marker and tried to find the bottom corner, only to see Fouda clear the ball away. Replays showed Neymar's effort was going wide, but Fouda was not to know that.

30' PSG have enjoyed over 77 per cent possession so far, but they still have nothing to show for it. They have around 15 minutes to grab a goal in the first half.

28' Caen seem happy to absorb the pressure inside the first 30 minutes. Apart from the odd counter-attack, they have everyone behind the ball trying to neutralise any PSG attack.

25' WIDE! Pi tries his luck from range once again, but this time he blasts his shot well wide of Rico's goal.

23' PSG are starting to take control of this tie by winning more of the second balls in midfield. Despite their improvements, Pean has still only made one save so far.

20' While Neymar has shown flashes of his ability on the ball, Kean has barely had a kick for PSG. Caen's back five is limiting the service to the striker, and he may need more help to warm into the game.

17' Paredes forces a save out of Pean, but it is nothing but a routine stop, and the scoreline remains 0-0.

16' Neymar is clipped on the edge of the box once again, this time by Bammou.  PSG have another free-kick on the edge of the Caen box...

14' There is still time for their gameplan to unravel, but Caen have made a positive start this evening. They have got bodies forward when they've had the ball, and they have kept Neymar and co quiet inside the first 15 minutes.

12' SAVE!!! Rico makes a superb stop to deny Pi from scoring the opening goal of the match. The Caen forward charged onto the ball and let fly from 25 yards out, only to see Rico get down to his right at the last second.

9' Pochettino's men win back-to-back corners, but it remains 0-0 as Pean punches the second one clear and that allows Caen to clear their lines.

8' WIDE! Neymar's free-kick just misses the near post, but it took a deflection off the wall, and the visitors win a corner.

6' PSG win a free-kick on the edge of the Caen box and have their first chance to test Pean in goal,  after Neymar is fouled.

5' Caen win the first corner of the night but fail to test Rico in goal as Vandermersch heads over from close range.

2' Caen are wearing their blue home strip as the home side tonight, with PSG forced to wear their white kit.

1' We are underway in Caen!

The two teams are out on the field of play and kick-off is moments away.

PSG are the defending champions of the Coupe de France, and they are looking to win the competition for the 14th time this season.

Dupraz makes five changes to the team that drew 0-0 to Amiens last time out. Gioacchini, Beka Beka, Traore, Fouda and Pi come into the starting XI for Rivierez, Deminguet, Oniangue, Court and Mendy. Pochettino also makes wholesale alterations as Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa, Gueye, Verratti, Di Maria, Icardi, and Mbappe drop out and are replaced by Kehrer, Diallo, Bakker, Danilo Pereira, Sarabia, Neymar, Draxler and Kean.

SUBS: Denis Franchi, Kylian Mbappe, Presnel Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Idrissa Gueye, Presnel Kimpembe, Alexandre Letellier, Xavi Simons, Mauro Icardi.

PSG (4-2-3-1): Sergio Rico; Alessandro Florezni, Thilo Kehrer, Abdou Diallo, Mitchel Bakker; Leandro Paredes, Danilo Pereira; Pablo Sarabia, Neymar, Julian Draxler; Moise Kean.

SUBS: Anthony Goncalves, Zeidane Inoussa, Adama Mbengue, Jason Ngouabilougagui, Alexandre Mendy, Caleb Zady Sery, Loup Hervieu, Yoann Court, Yannis Clemen.

CAEN (3-4-3): Sullivan Pean; Anthony Weber, Steeve Yago, Hugo Vandermersch; Johann Lepenant, Nicholas Gioacchini, Alexis Beka Beka, Aliou Badara Traore; Yacine Bammou, Aloys Fouda, Jessy Pi.

Pochettino's men have kept four clean sheets in their last five, but Caen will feel they have a better chance of scoring at home despite the gulf in class. Pascal Dupraz's men have only failed to score on two occasions in their previous 11 on home soil.

Caen have not won any of their last eight in the French second division, but they are 11th in the table, and they will need to improve their fortunes if they are to challenge for the playoffs. Mauricio Pochettino's team have won four of their previous five in Ligue 1, and the French giants have only lost two of their last fifteen.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Coupe de France clash between Caen and Paris Saint-Germain from the Stade Michel d'Ornano. Caen will need to be at their very best to pull off a cup shock, with the home side now mid-table in Ligue 2.

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