Ligue 1
Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain
When PSG take the field on Thursday, it would have been just over two and a half weeks since they suffered a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.
With the game possibly the biggest in its history, there's a realistic chance that disappointment will linger into the new campaign. However, PSG have already been boosted by many of their rivals who are already losing points this season, giving them a margin of error as they try to get back to full speed.
Tuchel has been left in search of a solution to the growing number of positive cases of coronavirus that are emerging in his team, most recently for Kylian Mbappé, who faces the probability of missing the next four games. Although a postponement cannot be ruled out at this point, Tuchel hopes that having to call in some of his fringe players will have a galvanizing effect on the team.
While Lens benefited directly from the early downsizing of French football, they face a battle to catch up against stronger rivals. After having put the current leaders to the test, Nice, in their first meeting, boss Franck Haise would have liked to take advantage of that performance as soon as possible.
With the game possibly the biggest in its history, there's a realistic chance that disappointment will linger into the new campaign. However, PSG have already been boosted by many of their rivals who are already losing points this season, giving them a margin of error as they try to get back to full speed.
Tuchel has been left in search of a solution to the growing number of positive cases of coronavirus that are emerging in his team, most recently for Kylian Mbappé, who faces the probability of missing the next four games. Although a postponement cannot be ruled out at this point, Tuchel hopes that having to call in some of his fringe players will have a galvanizing effect on the team.
While Lens benefited directly from the early downsizing of French football, they face a battle to catch up against stronger rivals. After having put the current leaders to the test, Nice, in their first meeting, boss Franck Haise would have liked to take advantage of that performance as soon as possible.