A rivalry is
brewing in France that is set to match any in world football. The game’s
connoisseurs already know off hand the dates for El
Clasico, the Derby d’Italia
and the Premier League Super Sundays, but now they have a Ligue 1 fixture of
mouth-watering importance to add to their list of red letter days.
Monaco’s emergence as a big-spending power has given Paris Saint-Germain a financial opponent around their level for the first time since QSI took over the running of the club little over two years ago and the principality side will be desperate to pinch their crown at the first time of asking.
Already they have been trading blows tit for tat in the transfer market. First Claudio Ranieri's men broke the Ligue 1 transfer record by swooping for Radamel Falcao for €60 million but a matter of weeks later PSG reclaimed that honour by signing Edinson Cavani for €64m.
Indeed, when the two sides clash on September 22, arguably the three best strikers in the world could be on the field. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cavani will line up for Laurent Blanc’s side, while Falcao will provide a worthy adversary for such talent in the red and white of the principality outfit.
This will be a world-class match played out by world-class actors.
France may have had six different Ligue 1 champions in the last six years - a remarkable statistic in an era when top leagues are typically dominated by a small handful of sides - but the sheer weight of financial strength behind PSG and Monaco suggests that a new era of duopoly will be ushered in.
Monaco’s emergence as a big-spending power has given Paris Saint-Germain a financial opponent around their level for the first time since QSI took over the running of the club little over two years ago and the principality side will be desperate to pinch their crown at the first time of asking.
Already they have been trading blows tit for tat in the transfer market. First Claudio Ranieri's men broke the Ligue 1 transfer record by swooping for Radamel Falcao for €60 million but a matter of weeks later PSG reclaimed that honour by signing Edinson Cavani for €64m.
Indeed, when the two sides clash on September 22, arguably the three best strikers in the world could be on the field. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cavani will line up for Laurent Blanc’s side, while Falcao will provide a worthy adversary for such talent in the red and white of the principality outfit.
This will be a world-class match played out by world-class actors.
France may have had six different Ligue 1 champions in the last six years - a remarkable statistic in an era when top leagues are typically dominated by a small handful of sides - but the sheer weight of financial strength behind PSG and Monaco suggests that a new era of duopoly will be ushered in.
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