News.Cavani ready to strike

The continued lack of Ibrahimovic means Edinson Cavani will again lead the attack for your defending champions, and Blanc is confident the misfiring striker will soon come back to form from a poor start to the season.

"Edinson felt that he hasn't been from the best form of his career and it has buried himself as part of his beat up the very last ten days and i also have to say he has been exceptional in that regard," Blanc said. "He was required to recover certain sensations. I am waiting impatiently for him to substantiate that in a very game situation, but I am happy while using work he's got done."

Cavani has scored 4x in 12 games in most competitions this coming year but struggled when in front of goal within the 3-2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona as well as the 1-1 draw with Monaco prior to the recent international break. Friday's match against a Lens side inside relegation zone will probably be played in the Stade de France, the national stadium just outside Paris.

"The Stade de France pitch is really a disaster, although it's never been good," he was quoted saying. Lens are unable to play at his or her stadium this season since it undergoes refurbishment work in advance of UEFA EURO 2016, so that all their home fixtures hitherto are already played 80 kilometres away in Amiens. However, Friday's match is the initially three they will host with the Stade de France.

Friday, October 17, 2014