Seen and read about PSG in the French press this Sunday, January 5, 2025. The Champions Trophy against AS Monaco, PSG wants to launch its year 2025, will Gianluigi Donnarumma be able to hold his place, the Parisians play “at home”…
In today's edition, The Team devotes its front page to
Champions Trophy between the
PSG et AS Monaco this Sunday afternoon (5:30 p.m. DAZN). For its first match of 2025, the Parisian club will be keen to extend its good momentum at the end of the year. Relocated to Qatarthis poster between the two best teams in the championship benefited from an enticing trailer on December 18 with the Parisian success in the Principality (2-4) during the advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1.
“Goals, spectacle and even blood and tears, enough to look forward to this reunion between the outgoing champion and his runner-up, as a prelude to a high-tension start to 2025 for both clubs. » The Rocher club could count on the return of its captain Denis Zakaria in the midfield. Enough to give hope to l’ASMwho will be keen to win their first trophy since 2017.
Record holder of the competition with 12 successes, the
PSG has won this trophy in ten of the last eleven editions. A total control that he will wish to confirm this Sunday at stade 974 of Doha. After having successfully negotiated his last deadlines of 2024, the champion of France “must keep the fire going now, in this month of January where he will be on the line for his skin and his status in the European Cup in two duels on a tightrope (Manchester
City et VfB Stuttgart). » By playing “at home”, the Rouge & Bleu could not have hoped for a more welcoming environment. At a press conference, the captain Marquinhos recalled the stakes of this crucial period for Parisians: “With experience, we know that it is this type of match which can launch a team, launch the second part of the season well. Beyond this 'final', we have an important month about to begin”declared the Brazilian at a press conference this Saturday.
The sports daily wonders if Gianluigi Donnarumma will be able to hold his place this Sunday against
AS Monaco. Hit in the face after a sole
Wilfrid Singo on December 18, the Italian goalkeeper still bears the scars of this clash with the Ivorian international, who will be suspended for this match due to an accumulation of yellow cards. At a press conference this Saturday,
Luis Enrique maintained the suspense over the identity of its titular goalkeeper: “I will decide tomorrow who plays. There is still training. I have complete confidence in all the players. All three goalkeepers are ready to play. None of the three have any problems. » During the last collective session, the three doormen (Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matvey Safonov et
Arnau Tenas) took over in the cages during hitting drills. After the surprise tenure of the Russian goalkeeper against the Bayern Munich (1-0 defeat) at the end of November in Champions League, Gigio Donnarumma had regained his starting place in the following five matches until his facial injury against
AS Monaco. Then, Matvey Safonov
had fulfilled his role perfectly by being the hero of a victorious penalty shootout against the RC Lens in
Coupe de France 32nd finals (1-1, 4-3 on the tabs).
And this Sunday, the Parisian coach will have to make a choice, without forgetting Arnau Tenas. “By repeating that it has three competitive goalkeepers, Luis Enrique will give him a chance and since this
Champions Trophy is a match apart, why not today? »asks
THE. In care for two weeks,
Gianluigi Donnarumma ensures you are fully recovered. “It’s one of his strengths to be able to quickly put aside a bad moment to move forward. But this time, no one can yet measure the psychological traces left by telescoping with
Singo. Over time, there is no doubt that he will find his bearings and, why not, use this incident to better understand his vision of the game and the movements of opponents. » It now remains to be seen whether we should directly get him back into the competition or give him more time to digest this episode. “Its downgrade in the fall caused some internal confusion, but at the same time the performance of
Safonov has Lens finally allows
Luis Enrique to assert the total competition that he calls for”concludes
The Team.
For his part, The Parisian also evokes this poster of the
Champions Trophy between the
PSG et AS Monaco. Installed for a few days at Dohathe two teams will face each other in stade 974 for the first trophy of the season. After welcoming the 2022 World Cupthe excitement has a more confidential scale for this 30th edition of the Champions Trophy. “This Saturday again, you had to have a keen eye to distinguish the rare advertising panels in the city promoting a match that was far from being ordinary between two locomotives of the Ligue
1. » Despite everything, the stade 974
(44,000 places) should be almost full for this meeting. THE PSG will want to further establish its supremacy on the national scene by winning a trophy which has almost never escaped it since the start of the era
QSI (10 of the last 11 editions won). A victory against a serious competitor would also allow players to Luis Enrique to launch 2025 on a good foundation.
Indeed, this start of the year will be hot for the Parisians who will be engaged in a marathon of matches with 7 matches in the space of 24 days in January and potentially 8 matches in 26 days during the month of February. “At a time when everyone proclaims their good resolutions, that of PSG
will consist of seeing it perform as well in
Europe that in France. »
This meeting against a team of Monaco
revenge must also allow the Rouge & Bleu to prepare for their two important deadlines of Champions League end of January (Manchester City on the 22nd and Stuttgart the 29). “Basically, it is a shock to test oneself, to warm oneself and to convince, perhaps,
Luis Enrique to line up what looks like a typical eleven for his team to turn up the volume. »
Finally, the Ile-de-France daily returns to the benefits of this meeting taking place in Doha for the
PSG. Despite the political change adopted by the Parisian management, the capital club “still occupies an important place in Qatarthe country of its shareholder. » Ce Champions Trophy organized at Doha gives the impression of playing “at home” for the Rouge & Bleu. “I have this feeling that we are playing at home. The players feel it too. I don't know if it's an advantage, we'll see it when we arrive at the stadium. What I know is that Qataris like to see good football and we hope to entertain them.”said Luis Enrique at a press conference this Saturday. The stands of stade 974 will mainly be in Parisian colors. “It couldn’t be closer to home. It’s a way of speaking (laughs). We have ideal conditions, good weather, great infrastructure. We can't wait to play this match and hopefully win it! We were already all united, but being here, at
Qatarall together it brings us even closer, we get to know each other even more. It’s useful and it will help us”said Warren Zaire-Emery. Since their arrival at DohaParisians benefit from optimal working conditions with the added bonus of a few activities. Enough to strengthen group cohesion.
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