In the 3rd round of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain will play against PSV Eindhoven on October 23rd at 03:00
Founded in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain has won 12 French top flight titles, 15 French Cups, 9 League Cups and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup. The team's manager is Spanish Luis Enrique, who became the manager of Paris Saint-Germain in July 2023 after coaching many teams. In the off-season, Paris Saint-Germain spent 20 million euros to bring in Krasnodar goalkeeper Safonov, 40 million euros to bring in Eintracht Frankfurt defender Wilhelm Pacho, and 59.92 million euros to bring in Benfica's back Joao Neves. Paris Saint-Germain defeated Strasbourg 4-2 at home in the last round of the league, stopping a 2-game winless streak in all competitions. Paris Saint-Germain's ability to score in half-time is good, with goals scored and conceded in half-time in 9 out of 10 matches this season. However, the unfavorable thing is that in the off-season, the superstar Mbappe transferred to Real Madrid on a free transfer, the young center forward Ekitiuk transferred to Frankfurt for 16.5 million euros, and there are some replacements who also left the team. Moreover, Paris Saint-Germain has scored fewer goals in the Champions League, with 7 of their last 10 Champions League matches scoring no more than 2 goals.
Founded in 1913, Eindhoven is one of the most successful soccer clubs in the Netherlands, along with Feyenoord and Ajax, and won its first ever Champions League trophy in 1988, with many famous strikers playing for the club, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Romário, Ruudolfo Van Nistelrooy, and Arjan Robben. Head coach Peter Bosz, 61, has coached many teams, including Eindhoven in July 2023, who won the Dutch Eredivisie last season. In the offseason, Eindhoven spent 12 million euros to bring in Bayern's midfielder Tillman, 9 million euros to sign Utrecht's center back Flamingo, 3.5 million euros to buy SBV's elite winger Del Rio, and also waived the signing of wing back Dexter. Eindhoven's form is good, the last round of the league away 2 to 1 defeat Alkmaar, the new season 12 games 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the only negative game opponent is the Serie A giants Juventus. On the downside, the contracts of wingback Sambo and center back Andre Ramalho expired during the offseason. Eindhoven's ability on the road is low, with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses in their last 10 European away matches, a win rate of only 30%. Moreover, Eindhoven's limited competitiveness in the Dutch Eredivisie has made it difficult for them to win Champions League matches, with 3 draws and 2 losses in their last 5 matches.
This editor thinks that Paris can easily take the game in this one.
