Monaco: we finally know the place and date of the (official) Champions Trophy

Initially scheduled for last summer in Beijing, China, the Champions Trophy was once again postponed, this time due to Chinese administrative burdens. Since August, the Professional Football League has been looking for a new location for this poster between Paris Saint-Germain, winner of Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France, and AS Monaco, runner-up to the Parisians in the championship. And after some final twists and turns, the matter is finally settled.

Direction Doha

Indeed, the board of directors of the Professional Football League has formalized the meeting which will take place in Doha, Qatar on January 5. A small jackpot for the LFP which will receive three million euros in the affair, part of which will however be paid to the two teams. Coincidentally with the calendar, the two clubs were already due to face each other on this date in the Principality, but an agreement was also reached to move this meeting from the 16th day of Ligue 1 to December 18. A business that is rolling! In recent days, Ivory Coast and Abidjan had tried to bypass everyone by supporting a candidacy which had more to the Monegasques but visibly, Paris Saint-Germain, owned by Qatar, had put pressure on this event takes place in Doha during a period when the club has made a habit of coming to do training courses there mid-season.

As a reminder, last year, the capital club also provided a service to the Professional Football League by organizing this match, once again at the beginning of January, on the lawn of the Parc des Princes. At the time, Luis Enrique's men won 2-0 with goals from Lee Kang-In and Kylian Mbappé?

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