Our prediction for this Champions League match:
PSG
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2024
03:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Girona
PSG play host to Girona at their Parc des Princes in the opening match of their Champions League campaign. Les Parisiens have been scoring goals for fun in the new Ligue 1 campaign and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against the Champions League debutants on Wednesday afternoon. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but all Vitinha, Warren Ziare-Emery, Goncalo Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe, and Lucas Hernandez remain in the treatment room. Forward Randal Kolo Muani is pushing for a start.
The Catalans, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss to Barcelona and given their difficulties on the road, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Ricard Artero and Garcia Jastin should be the only absentees in the away team, while pacey forward Portu is pushing for a start after providing a beautiful assist for Cristhian Stuani in the Catalan derby.
Highlighted Player (Christian Stuani):
Cristhian Stuani is considered one of the best Uruguay attackers. Stuani was born on 12 October, 1986 and he began his senior career at Danubio. He impressed with the Uruguayan outfit, scoring 23 goals in 36 appearances for the club and, as a result, he became a target for a number of top European clubs.
In 2008 he signed a contract with Reggina, but he failed to impress in 17 appearances for the Italian team. After spending the 2012/2013 season on loan at Espanyol, Christian Stuani signed a permanent deal with the Catalan side in 2013. Stuani scored 12 goals in 37 league appearances for Espanyol in the 2014/2015 Primera Division campaign, but at the end of the season he moved to Middlesbrough for a reported €3 million fee.
The 186-cm-tall striker made his Uruguay debut on 14 November, 2012 in a friendly win over Poland. Stuani also represented la Celeste at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.
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