Cristiano Ronaldo sends Juventus nine points clear at the top of Serie A
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal and helped set up the second as Juventus extended their unbeaten start in Serie A with a 2-0 win over promoted SPAL on Saturday.
Ronaldo's latest goal was his ninth in Serie A, matching Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek in the race for the golden boot.
The goal came near the half-hour mark when Ronaldo beat everyone to redirect in a free kick from Miralem Pjanic.
In the 60th, Ronaldo's pull back on the counterattack set up a shot for Douglas Costa, whose effort was swatted into the path of Mario Mandzukic who scored from the rebound.
Juventus moved nine points ahead of second-place Napoli, who host Chievo Verona on Sunday.
So, what's at stake for both sides today at the Parc des Princes.
Well, Thomas Tuchel isn't taking the game lightly despite the fact that the Parisian club face a crunch Champions League game with Liverpool in midweek.
Depending on the results of Lille and Montpellier, the Ligue 1 holders could find themselves 15 points clear at the top of the table today.
Toulouse are towards the bottom of the pack sitting between 10th and 18th place, who are currently separated by just five points.
Not a huge surprise that the hosts have seen the majority of the ball so far. Toulouse have set up in a 5-4-1 formation in a bid to try and reduce space for PSG, who are playing a 3-5-2 formation.
Seems like it may well be a battle of formations today.
That's nine goals in nine Ligue 1 games for Cavani. Angel di Maria cuts inside and after Baptiste Reynet fumbles the Argentine's shot, Cavani receives an Adrien Rabiot header, flicks the ball past Kelvin Amian before smashing in at the near post.
Bit of a pause here after a clash between Angel di Maria and Christopher Jullien. The game has gone into a bit of a lull but PSG still look in cruise control.
That's better from the visitors, who create a half-chance. Former Bournemouth man Max Gradel connects with a clipped cross from the right with an overhead kick but it poses no danger to Gianluigi Buffon's goal.
The Italian is in action a minute later though, tipping Gradel's whipped effort over the bar.
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Player to watch…
Cristiano Ronaldo: The 33-year-old has not played for Portugal since they were knocked out at the last 16 stage of the World Cup by Uruguay, but he has been a regular figure in the Juventus side this season. From 12 appearances, the former Real Madrid man has scored eight goals and registered five assists, including a first goal at the San Siro in the 2-0 win over AC Milan last time out. With tough fixtures against Inter Milan and Roma coming up, the Old Lady will require Ronaldo to keep his goalscoring form up against SPAL.
Form guide…
Juventus: DWWWLW
SPAL: LLWLLD
Odds…
Juventus to win: 1/8
SPAL to win: 19/1
Draw: 13/2
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Prediction...
Juventus 3-0 SPAL: Home win without too much fuss, you'd think.
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