Early Edinson Cavani goal eases PSG past Toulouse
Relive all the action from the Ligue 1 fixture at the Parc des Princes
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Champions Paris St Germain continued their perfect start to the Ligue 1 season as an early Edinson Cavani strike earned them a 1-0 win at home to Toulouse on Saturday, their 14th straight victory.
Uruguayan striker Cavani notched his ninth league goal of the campaign with a close-range finish just nine minutes into the game at the Parc Des Princes, but PSG's much-vaunted attack misfired for much of the rest of the match.
With attacking duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe both sidelined after picking up knocks on international duty last week, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel started with Julian Draxler and Angel Di Maria up front alongside Cavani.
Despite starting the day two points above the drop zone, Toulouse showed no fear of a PSG side that has been averaging over three goals a game at home, and their strong defending provided a springboard for plenty of attacks of their own.
Substitute Jimmy Durmaz was the driving force behind several promising second-half counter-attacks for the visitors, but the PSG backline, marshalled by Gianluigi Buffon in goal, managed to hold firm.
Reuters
Relive all the action below.
What time does it start?
Paris Saint-Germain vs Toulouse kicks off at 4pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 1am on BT Sport 1.
Player to watch…
Edinson Cavani: The Uruguayan heaped more misery on Monaco with a hat-trick last time out. The three goals saw the 31-year-old take his tally to eight goals from as many league games so far this season, and with both Kylian Mbappe and Neymar likely to miss the game after sustaining injuries on international duty, the attacking burden will solely fall on the former Napoli man.
Form guide…
Paris Saint-Germain: WDWWDW
Toulouse: DLLLDL
Odds…
Paris Saint-Germain to win: 1/9
Toulouse to win: 16/1
Draw: 8/1
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Prediction
PSG 2-0 Toulouse: Home win. What? Did you expect me to say anything else?
87 min: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona
Time is running out for Barcelona, and they aren't creating much at the moment. Malcom has come on for Arturo Vidal in Valverde's last throw of the dice.
GOAL! Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona (Dembele 90')
He hasn't had his greatest game today, but a single touch from Messi makes the key difference.
He appears to have miscontrolled a pass, but a deft touch takes two defenders out the game and plays in Dembele, who composes himself before slotting home with his left foot via a huge deflection off Lucas Hernandez.
90+2 min: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
Two minutes into four added minutes here at the Wanda. Is there time for a dramatic, late twist?
Full time: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
Barcelona hang on to top spot, but only just.
The first half was a dour affair but the game ended in the most dramatic of circumstances.
Diego Costa popped up with a header 13 minutes from time and it looked like Diego Simeoner was on course for his first league victory over Barcelona as Atletico manager.
But right at the death Ousmane Dembele scored yet another crucial goal to ensure that Barcelona keep their position as league leaders, at least for the time being.
Thank you very much for joining us today for another weekend of European action.
There were no shocks to talk about, but both Paris-Saint Germain and Juventus were made to work for their 1-0 and 2-0 victories over Toulouse and SPAL respectively.
Atletico's clash against Barcelona was on paper the highlight of the fixtures, but after a dull first half, Diego Costa seemed to have secured a victory to take them top of the league.
But Barcelona rescued something again through Ousmane Dembele and it is now advantage Sevilla to take top spot for this week.
Thank you again for joining us and have a good evening and be sure to check out all our content over the next few days.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments