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Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, first and third in Ligue 1, will face each other on Sunday at Parc des Princes, but before that, they must secure their presence in the League Cup Final, for which they must overcome Girondins and Nancy respectively in the Semifinals, this Tuesday and Wednesday.

An elimination in the Semifinals would be more traumatic for Unai Emery's team, weeks before the Champions League Round of 16 match against Barcelona.

The Basque coach would suffer the inevitable comparison with his predecessor Laurent Blanc, who achieved a clean sweep of titles in domestic competitions in 2015 and 2016.

PSG will have an in-form Edinson Cavani, with 26 goals in as many games in all competitions this season.

But Emery will not be able to count on the recent signing, German midfielder Julian Draxler, who has scored two goals in his first three matches with his new team. Draxler will not travel to Bordeaux due to a calf injury suffered on Saturday in the clash against Nantes.

Argentinian Javier Pastore, Polish midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, and former Real Madrid striker Jesé will also not be in Bordeaux.

Girondins is ninth in Ligue 1 but has not suffered a defeat since December 21st.

Nancy, the fifth best defense in Ligue 1, stands in Monaco's way in the lead up to the final.

Colombian striker Radamel Falcao's team arrives in top form, leading the French league with 64 goals scored, eight of them in the last two matches.

Leonardo Jardim's team will have one less day of rest than PSG heading into their decisive match on Sunday.

A final between both teams would give prestige to the least prestigious competition in French football.