This is the resumption for Paris Saint-Germain, and for French football as a whole, if we except the very ephemeral passage from the OGC Nice in the preliminary tour of the Champions League. The capital's club faces Tottenham in European Supercup, in Udine (Italy). And the least we can say is that the formation of Luis Enrique lacks preparation.
After playing the very first club World Cup at 32 teams, PSG ended its 2024-2025 season on July 13. Rest of rest was granted to players, who only resumed training … last Wednesday, seven days before their first official match. Unheard of.
“What will be asked for Parisian players, a week after they found themselves in Poissy, is both from mental performance and absolute madness of a calendar, Summarizes Vincent Duluc this Wednesday morning in the team. The team should be worn on Europe in the spring, and which was asked to compete for another final 43 days later, which is able to dominate an ordinary team, from a championship which is not, and which leads 6 preparation matches at zero, this Wednesday morning. »»
Big uncertainty for PSG
This 6-0 in friendly matches could weigh very heavy, because Tottenham (like the majority of European clubs) resumed training while PSG still ferressed in the United States. Six days after the final of the World Cup, the Spurs were on the field for a preparation match against Reading. They then crossed the road to Arsenal, Newcastle or Bayern, to perfect their automatisms and their physical condition.
On the Parisian side, the benchmarks of the past season should help, since Luis Enrique can only count on a single recruit, goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, announced holder. For the rest, it will be classic, except for Joao Neves (suspended). As for physical condition, on the other hand, the question mark is enormous. And it will be necessary to continue, Sunday in Nantes, for the resumption of Ligue 1. “Absolute madness”, right?
