In the program of the second day of the Champions League group stage there is a match that stands out above all the others and it is the one that will be played tonight (9 pm) at the Parco dei Principi. For many Paris Saint Germain-Manchester City it is a sort of anticipated final, for others more simply the derby of the sheiks, in which the two richest and most powerful clubs on the football scene compete against each other. Last season, the confrontation offered access to the final: it was Guardiola’s team, defeated in the last act by Chelsea, who won.
HOW THE PSG ARRIVES – Despite the eight consecutive victories in Ligue 1, the Parisian dressing room is a veritable powder keg. To the unwelcome substitution by Messi and the complicated coexistence between two world-class goalkeepers, such as Navas and Donnarumma, was added the controversy between Mbappè-Neymar primadonnas with the first who reproached the second for never passing the ball to him. Net of the internal problems to be solved, Pochettino has staked his European debut by not going beyond the draw in the debut match with Bruges, the first and so far only exit of the trident of wonders. The six-time Golden Ball is recovered and will play from the first minute. With him, Verratti is also available.
HOW THE CITY ARRIVES – On Saturday, in the big match of the sixth day of the Premier League, Guardiola took his personal revenge on his colleague Tuchel by conquering Stamford Bridge, thanks to the goal signed in the second half by Gabriel Jesus. The Citizens have thus redeemed the disappointing goalless draw at home with Southampton, shortening the gap from Liverpool. Two weeks ago in the first round of the Champions League, De Bruyne and his teammates played tennis with Leipzig, overwhelmed 6-3. In view of tonight, the Catalan manager risks having to do without Gundogan. The German midfielder is in doubt like Zinchenko, however, undermined in the hierarchy by Cancelo.
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