The best of France meets the best of the Netherlands on Tuesday Champions League collide, like Paris Saint Germain host PSV Eindhoven at the Parc des Princes in the competition phase.

Luis Enrique‘s men are out to atone for their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on matchday two, as the Eredivisie champions accepted a point in a 1-1 draw against Sporting Lisbon.

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Redemption and role reversal were the themes of PSG’s Champions League match with Arsenal in early October, three years after Gianluigi Donnarumma‘s Euro 2020-winning penalty save against Bukayo Sakathe Arsenal man had the last laugh this time in the English capital.

Donnarumma had already failed to cover herself in glory Kai Havertz‘s opening header, and the Italy international – whose recent performances have attracted much criticism – saw Saka’s inswinging free-kick flash past him and a sea of ​​bodies into the back of the net.

Enrique’s men encountered stiff resistance at the other end of the pitch as their quest for a first Champions League crown suffered an early setback. Even though they recorded a 1-0 win against Girona on the first matchday, that was only until a final own goal.

PSG’s three-point hail leaves them in the middle of the match UCL table in 18th place, but the reigning Ligue 1 champions are still unbeaten on home soil this season, beating Strasbourg 4-2 on Saturday with a weakened side.

PSV’s visit marks the start of a difficult four-match series for PSG, which also faces Marseille, Lens and Atletico Madrid in the coming weeks, but not since Manchester United came, saw and conquered in October 2020. lost a home match in the Champions League.

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Les Parisiens must go back even further for the last time to October 2015, when they last failed to score in a top-level European match at the Parc des Princes, a reassuring statistic before the visit of a PSV team that usually does not play on the mainland. trees far from home.

Indeed, Peter Bosz‘s side opened their latest European adventure with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Juventus, marking the eleventh Champions League away match on the spin in which they have failed to keep a clean sheet, and just one of their last 18 away games in the competition. competition ended in victory.

Two weeks later, PSV was only a few minutes away from Sporting thanks to Jerdy Schouten‘s early strike, only for Daniel Braganca to equalize in the last 10 and leave the Red and Whites in 24th place in the standings, the last spot to secure a play-off place.

Champions League woes aside, PSV remains blameless in the 2024/25 Eredivisie season with an excellent nine out of nine wins. top of the table.

That poor success also marked PSV’s 21st consecutive game with at least one goal – they haven’t drawn a clean sheet since March’s Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund – so attack could be Bosz’s best form of defense in the Red-Whites’ first match. -once meeting with perennial also-ran PSG.

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Hoping to continue in PSG colors after a strong international break with France – scoring both goals in a 2-1 UEFA Nations League win over Belgium – Randal Kolo Muani was missing from the selection for Strasbourg due to a sprained ankle.

The striker’s problem is not serious, but there is a question mark hanging over his head for Tuesday’s match. Goncalo Ramos (single), Lucas Hernández (knee) and Presnel Kimpembe (Achilles) will be watching from the sidelines, but the latter is finally back in team training.

Defensive regulars Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes And Achraf Hakimi were all rested this weekend after their international commitments, but the trio should be back in a full-strength PSG XI this week; 18 year old midfielder Senny Mayulu should be one of the players sacrificed despite opening the scoring on Saturday.

As for PSV, their hopes of a shock result at the Parc des Princes suffered a huge blow this weekend as midfielder Schouten suffered a knee injury that could sideline him for a few months.

The Eredivisie champions are already without another influential player in the game Joey Veermanwho is absent with a groin injury, while Sergino Dest (knee) and Hirving Lozano (muscle) probably won’t make the cut either.

Due to the injuries to Schouten and Veerman, PSV is extremely short of real midfield enforcers, and the former must be replaced by attacking-minded players. Malik Tilman Tuesday, unless Bosz introduces a more outspoken central midfielder at the age of 18 Tygo Land.

In addition to a selection dilemma in midfield, Bosz has also lost Dest’s fellow right back Rik Karsdorp to a new setback, that is Mauro Junior could switch flanks if Matteo Dams starts on the left.

Possible starting line-up of Paris Saint-Germain:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Dembele, Asensio, Barcola

Possible starting line-up for PSV Eindhoven:
Benitez; Junior, Flamingo, Boscagli, Checkers; Till, Saibari, Tillman; Bakayoko, De Jong, Lang

We say: Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 PSV Eindhoven

No player has regained possession more times than Schouten (23) in the current UCL campaign, and with both the 27-year-old and Veerman missing, PSV are at risk of being overrun in midfield.

The visitors’ problems away from home in Europe are also well documented, so we can only imagine that PSG will comfortably get back on track in the Champions League.

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