After a week of preparation only, Paris Saint-Germain is launching its 2025-2026 season this Wednesday (9 p.m.) in Udine, with an opposition against Tottenham in European Super Cup.
For this meeting, Luis Enrique is deprived of Joao Neves, suspended, Senny Mayulu, injured, Presnel Kimpembe, in the recovery phase, and his last summer recruit, Illia Zabarnyi, who nevertheless made the trip to Italy. The Spanish coach also decided not to summon Gianluigi Donnarumma, starting instance.
From then on, Lucas Chevalier should play his very first match under Parisian colors. In front of him, no expected surprise, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho and Nuno Mendes should start the game.
Zaïre-Emery to replace Joao Neves?
In the midfielder, Warren Zaïre-Emery is expected to replace Joao Neves and evolve alongside Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz. Regarding the attack, Désiré Doué could be preferred to Bradley Barcola and thus be aligned from the start in the company of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé.
For his part, the Spurs coach Thomas Frank decided to do without the services of Bissouma, sanctioned due to repeated delays in training. Udogie, Dragusin, Kulusevski and Maddison, all injured, also stayed in London.
Probable team compositions:
PSG: Knight-Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes-Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz-Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia.
Tottenham: Vicario – Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence – Bentancur, Sarr, Palhinha – Kudus, Richarlison, Odobert.
