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Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain. French Ligue 1.

Stade Louis II.

Arsenal's conquerors Monaco face another big test against Paris St Germain

Monaco midfielder Yannick Ferreira Carrasco celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and Monaco
Image: Yannick Ferreira Carrasco celebrates scoring his team's third against Arsenal.

Monaco return to domestic matters after their Champions League win over Arsenal with a huge match against Paris St Germain.

Leonardo Jardim's side have one foot in the quarter-finals of Europe's premier competition following a 3-1 first-leg victory at the Emirates.

Now Monaco must focus on trying to close the gap to the top three in Ligue 1.

PSG sit second, two points behind Lyon and nine ahead of Monaco, but the Parisians have won on just three of their 38 Ligue 1 visits to the Principality.

Monaco's home form is formidable, with Jardim's team unbeaten in their last eight games in the league.

Monaco winger Nabil Dirar said: "We couldn't have got a better result (at Arsenal). We had a little bit of luck. But we go back to Monaco with a great win.

"We celebrated after the match. But we're still not through to the quarter-finals yet. We have to stay focused and especially not underestimate this Arsenal side. Now we're concentrating on Sunday's game against PSG."

PSG briefly climbed to the top of the table with victory over Toulouse last Saturday, but Lyon responded by beating Nantes 24 hours later.

"I think it will be a very difficult match. At this time of the season there are no easy matches - we need to fight for the three points in each and every game," Gregory van der Wiel told psg.fr.

"We need to be motivated and focused like a Champions League match to get this win away from home. Monaco have a quality squad and it will be very tough. But I have confidence in our team."

The visitors welcome back Marco Verratti and David Luiz following one-match bans, but Monaco duo Aymen Abdennour and Wallace are both suspended.

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