This Friday evening, Paris Saint-Germain kicks off its Ligue 1 season with a trip to Le Havre. With the departure of Kylian Mbappé in the off-season and the arrivals, Luis Enrique could line up a new eleven.
Ligue 1 is back this Friday evening! The French champion opens the season with a trip to Le Havre at 8:45 p.m.
What eleven without Mbappé?
For the first time in seven years, PSG will start a season without Kylian Mbappé. During the off-season, Paris Saint-Germain lost its star player for several seasons. Having left for Real Madrid on a free transfer, the French striker is forcing Luis Enrique to review his plans and his offensive animation. Questioned at a press conference, the Spanish coach highlighted the collective contribution of his attackers to make up for Mbappé’s lack: “The one I can find, if someone scores 40 goals, we won’t stop them. But from experience, I know that it’s better for four players to score 12 goals. It’s an exciting challenge, a challenge to show that it’s a team sport. We want to be a major player. We can do it, that’s our goal. Kylian, I loved him, he’s an exceptional player and man. I wish him the best. Just like his brother Ethan. And that Madrid loses against us“.
In a summer and a transfer window disrupted by the Euro and the Olympic Games, the capital club recorded three arrivals in addition to the many loan returns: midfielder João Neves, defender Pacho and goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. For this first match against Le Havre, Luis Enrique will be able to count on its three new players and get off to the best possible start to the Parisian season: “Le Havre, we suffered last year, we will encounter the same difficulties, of course it will be difficult, we want to start the season in the best possible way. We are ready for the competition and delighted that it is starting”. Against Le Havre, Lucas Beraldo is expected to take the place of the suspended Nuno Mendes. Bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympics with Morocco, Achraf Hakimi can claim a starting spot this Friday evening. Up front, Gonçalo Ramos could steal the show from Randal Kolo Muani and play alongside Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele while rookie João Neves is expected to feature in midfield.
Digard facing his former club
A first meeting full of emotions for Didier Digard. After the departure of Luka Elsner to Reims, the Le Havre leaders made the party of Digard who is returning to the club of his beginnings. Trained at Le Havre whose colors he defended until 2007, becoming in the process its youngest captain (20 years old), he then left for Paris Saint-Germain, a club he returns to this evening from the first day. At Le Havre, Didier Digard had a complicated off-season with only three arrivals, including the starting positions not necessarily hoped for: “This transfer window can offer different possibilities. […] I’m not waiting for reinforcements. I’m part of a club whose situation I know, I’m not going to ask for things that are not possible. I know that if the club can do something, it will do it, but if we have to move forward like this, we will move forward like this. The positive point is that everyone is united, we are all going in the same direction.”he said at a press conference.
For the HAC coach, starting the Ligue 1 season with a match against PSG is not bad news: “We only know at the end of the season. The advantage is that once you’ve played them, you only play them once a year. It’s a team where all the positions are doubled or tripled and depending on the player, it can change the whole face of the team. It’s quite special to prepare for.”
What time does Le Havre – PSG start?
The first Ligue 1 match between Le Havre and PSG is scheduled to kick off Friday August 16 at 8:45 p.m. at the Stade Océane (Le Havre). Willy Delajod will be the referee for the match.
On which channel can you watch Le Havre – PSG?
New holder of Ligue 1 TV rights, DAZN will broadcast the poster between Le Havre and Paris.
How to follow Le Havre – PSG in streaming?
If you want to watch the first match of the French championship this season between Le Havre and PSG on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to a subscription on DAZN.
What are the probable lineups for Le Havre and PSG?
Le Havre : Desmas (G) – Operi, Sangante, Lloris, Nego – Ndiaye, Grandsir (or Zohouri) – Sabbi, Casimir, Diawara – Soumaré.
PSG : Donnarumma (G) – Beraldo, Marquinhos, Pacho, Hakimi (or Soler) – J.Neves, Vitinha, Zaire Emery – Dembélé, Ramos, Barcola.
What are the predictions for Le Havre – PSG?
- Betclic: Le Havre: 6.60 / Draw: 4.70 / PSG: 1.44
- Bwin: Le Havre: 6.00 / Draw: 4.40 / PSG: 1.43
- NetBet: Le Havre: 6.50 / Draw: 4.50 / PSG: 1.41
- Unibet: Le Havre: 7.00 / Draw: 4.60 / PSG: 1.43