Paris Saint-Germain begin their Ligue 1 title defence on Friday at Le Havre, while last season’s runners-up Monaco face promoted Saint-Etienne, while last season’s surprise clash with Marseille and Brest will be the highlight of the round on Saturday, while Lyon play their opening match against Rennes next Sunday.
The French capital team misses its captain Kylian Mbappe, who left for Real Madrid after eight and a half years in the club’s corridors.
French champions Paris Saint-Germain will focus on quickly adapting to the new era and proving that they can maintain their position at the top of French football after winning the domestic league title in 10 of the last 12 seasons.
Paris Saint-Germain have strengthened their ranks by signing goalkeeper Matvey Safonov from Krasnodar, Benfica midfielder Joao Neves and Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho from Eintracht Frankfurt, but they also maintain their arsenal, which includes several French stars such as Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Randal Kolo Muani and Warren Zaire-Emery, in addition to next season’s stars, Portuguese Vitinha and Spanish Fabian Ruiz.
In contrast, Le Havre escaped relegation in the last round by only 3 points, finishing in 15th place with 32 points.
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