Paris Saint-Germain will try to keep one of its possessions, while setting out to conquer its first title of the year. The capital club is also playing the first clasico of 2026. Winner of Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France last season, Paris has a meeting with its runner-up for the 2024-2025 financial year: Olympique de Marseille.
The first confrontation of the current season was close, but it turned to the advantage of the Phocaeans, helped by the goal against his camp from Marquinhos (1-0). In Kuwait City, the meeting should not drag on too much. At the end of regulation time, if the two teams have not yet managed to decide between themselves, they will not have to play overtime.
Without Safonov
The fate of this Champions Trophy will instead be decided by penalties. This regulation will suit the Parisians and Luis Enrique on a physical level. The Spanish coach recently recovered Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé, who are struggling to make a string of starts this season.
On the other hand, Luis Enrique will not be able to count on Matvey Safonov, author of four saves during the last penalty shootout in which PSG took part. While he had ignited the Parisian community thanks to his performances, the Russian goalkeeper fractured his left hand during this Intercontinental Cup final against Flamengo (1-1, 2-1 on the tab).
