Corchia eager to overturn PSG

Corchia was a youth-team player with PSG but his time there didn’t last long and after spells at Le Mans and Sochaux, he joined Les Dogues in 2014, where the 25-year-old has been receiving rave reviews this term.

And with the defending league champions already six points off the top of the table, behind Nice and Monaco, Corchia says LOSC are ready to prove their can match their more illustrious opponents.

Ahead of the tie, he told Omnisport: “It is an extremely difficult game for us, because PSG are a fantastic team even if they have started this season a little less impressive than last season.

“They are still a true top team, but in our own stadium we want to give them a hard time and prove that we are a good team as well. We prove that we are better than the league table shows right now.”

Frederic Antonetti’s side have not had the best of starts to the new campaign and currently occupy 16th place in standings, but come into this match on the back of a good 2-1 win over Bastia, where Corchia opened the scoring with a fine free-kick.

The former France youth international added: “I was so happy to score and to help the team to win also in that way – as a goalscorer. Only three points counted against Bastia and it was the best feeling to work hard as a team and give a win to our supporters in our own stadium.

“Now we have extra energy to work hard and improve our performances. We know it will take a lot of work and some time before we are back where we want to be – in the other end of the table, where we showed we could be in the first half of 2016.”