The essential
- A page in the history of PSG and French football can be written this Tuesday evening. The Parisians are playing their first Champions League semi-final in 25 years against RB Leipzig. Kick-off at 9 p.m.
- The Parisians can count on their “Fantastic four” in attack (Neymar, Mbappé, Di Maria, Icardi), but will have to do without Keylor Navas, replaced by Sergio Rico, in their cages.
- In the event of qualification, PSG would become the fifth French club to reach the C1 final after Reims (1956, 1959) Saint-Etienne (1976), OM (1991, 1993) and Monaco (2004). The final will be played on Sunday and the winner of tonight's meeting will face Lyon or Bayern Munich.
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5.30 p.m. A former Parisian across the way. Since this season, RB Leipzig has included Christopher Nkunku in its ranks. Trained at PSG, the French midfielder is an indisputable holder and has played around forty games with the German club.
5:25 p.m. Parisian supporters at the rendezvous. They will not be able to attend the match in the stands, but PSG fans have still made the trip to Lisbon to support their team. This is the case of François-Xavier, who expects a “fairly open” match with “a lot of goals”. “I hope that Paris, and in particular Mbappé and Neymar, will be able to use their technique and their speed. It is especially on the counters that we have good moves to play, ”he says.
VIDEO: In Lisbon, PSG supporters ready for the semi-final
5:20 p.m. Good morning all ! Welcome to leparisien.fr. You will be able to follow the semi-final of the Champions League between PSG and Leipzig with us in a few hours. But in the meantime, we will make you live the pre-match and tell you everything about this historic meeting for the capital club.
