Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) gets back on the hunt for trophies in the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
It’s the annual early-season match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League — and PSG starts as the favourite.
Coming off winning the treble, including a maiden UEFA Champions League title, the Qatari-backed team from the French capital will look to bounce back from losing to Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup in the United States.
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Facing it at Stadio Friuli in Udine is another London club in Tottenham, which ended a 17-year wait for silverware by winning the Europa League by beating Manchester United in the final.
Spurs have a new manager in Thomas Frank, but also some big absentees, with attacking midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski injured and long-time star Son Heung-min recently sold to LAFC.
Meanwhile, PSG will be without goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had a fallout with the Ligue 1 side and announced his exit from the club on social media.
The game will be Tottenham’s first appearance in the Super Cup. PSG has played in it once, losing 9-2 on aggregate to Juventus over two legs in 1996.
PSG’s players have just returned to training after the Club World Cup, which extended last season to mid-July.
Tottenham should be more match-sharp, having played a raft of friendlies, including against Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
PSG vs Tottenham Hotspur predicted line-ups:
PSG predicted lineup vs. Tottenham (4-3-3): Chevalier; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Vitinha, Zaïre-Emery, Fabián; Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia
Tottenham predicted lineup vs. PSG (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha, Sarr; Johnson, Richarlison, Kudus
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