Ligue 1 kicks off for 2016 when leaders Paris Saint-Germain host SC Bastia at Parc des Princes on Friday. Both sides advanced to the round of 32 in the Coupe de France in their first games of the new year, so they will be keen to build on those results.
Time: 8:30 p.m. CET (7:30 p.m. GMT/2:30 p.m. EST)
TV Info: beIN Sports 1 (France), BT Sport 2 (UK), beIN Sports and beIN Sports Ñ (USA)
Preamble
Despite being 2-0 down inside of the opening 20 minutes, Bastia upset PSG in Corsica with a shock 4-2 win in the first round of Ligue 1 fixtures in 2015.