Paris Saint-Germain will be without star striker Edinson Cavani and captain Thiago Silva when they kick off their Ligue 1 title defence at Bastia on Friday.

The South American pair missed the French capital outfit's 4-1 Trophee des Champions victory over Lyon at Worthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria, last week and neither player has recovered in time to be fit enough to make the trip to Corsica.

Speaking at the Ooredoo Training Centre for his prematch news conference, PSG coach Unai Emery immediately confirmed Cavani and Silva's absences.

"The players are making good progress physically. Edinson is doing better but he will only be back to his best some time next week," the Spaniard said. "So, I doubt that he will be ready for tomorrow's match with Bastia.

"The same goes for Thiago -- he is doing a lot better but he will miss tomorrow's match. He is progressing well but we're looking more towards our Week 2 clash with Metz for his return."