Live Blog: Paris Saint-Germain vs. EA Guingamp

It's the home stretch for Unai Emery's Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, and with Lucien Favre's OGC Nice and Leonardo Jardim's AS Monaco also remaining head and shoulders above the league, the onus is on PSG to respond and avenge a 2-1 setback last calendar year to Antoine Kombouare's EA Guingamp. Layvin Kurzawa was an unused substitute in their 4-0 win over US Avranches on Wednesday in the Coupe de France but will be needed this Sunday at Le Parc des Princes. "It'll be difficult," said Kurzawa. "Guingamp have a good team. They're eighth in Ligue 1 and can still hope to qualify for the Europa League. They'll give their all. It'll be difficult, we'll have to be patient and, above all, win! If we play as we know how, we'll have a good chance of winning the game! In front of our fans, we have to do it. We're going to need our fans right through to the end of the season, starting on Sunday! "We're used to it, certainly more than other teams. There are more players here used to winning trophies than at Monaco, and experience is going to play a part. We have to stay focussed right to the end to win the two competitions left: Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France. We have to pick up those two trophies to show to the people who have doubted us that Paris is the best team in France." "We'll have to go into [the rematch of PSG vs. Monaco] as if it's a final, just as we did in our other cup games. It'll be a great game for us at home, a difficult game we need to win to reach the final, and we'll do everything to win the Coupe de France again. It's a very important competition for us. It's the 100th edition, and Paris Saint-Germain have won ten, like Marseille. So we have to win an 11th!" Kickoff is schedukled for 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET. Our live blog begins at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Keep it right here on The Stoppage Time, powered by Azteca Soccer, for more world football news. Stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

avatar Jo-Ryan Salazar