Historical triumph for Lorient, because beyond being a tie it is a historical point. PSG had few missed opportunities, the first setback for Luis Enrique of the season.
Donnaruma, Hakimi, Danilo, Skriniar, Hernandez, Hernandez, Ugarte, Vitinha, Zaire - Emery, Lee Kang - In, Gonzalo Ramos and Asensio.
Keylor Navas on the bench, who returns from his Premier League session.
Mbappe, Neymar and Marco Verratti will not be taken into account for this first match against Lorient. All three are on the exit ramp of the Parisian club.
Both teams are already warming up, minutes before the start of this first league match, where the home team receives the great support of its fans, in search of the 3 points at home.
The two teams have already arrived at the stadium, just minutes away from warming up, after which they will start the actions in this first day of league play.
Both fans are already reporting to the Parc des Princes stadium, just minutes before the ball rolls in this first matchday of the first league matchday for both teams.
We're back to the minute-by-minute coverage of PSG vs Lorient. We will shortly share with you the confirmed lineups, as well as relevant facts about the clash between these two teams.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups PSG vs Lorient live, as well as the latest information from the Parc des Princes Stadium, such as statements from the protagonists, players to watch and interesting facts about these two teams. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's minute-by-minute live online coverage.
The future of Mbappé and Neymar Jr is up in the air, because they are the main characters who are on the exit ramp of PSG. In the latest the future of the Frenchman indicates that he will keep that year of contract he has, leaving for free to any club. In addition, it is not ruled out that Real Madrid arrives in the last hours to take the jewel of Paris.
On the side of Neymar, it is reported that he has a pre-agreement with FC Barcelona to arrive in this window, because he would seek a contract termination and thus return home. Ney would have to give up a large salary to reunite with his former teammate Xavi.
Gonzalo Ramos will be the player to watch for PSG, who arrived from Benfica. With 47 games played, 27 goals, 12 assists in different competitions such as Champions League, Portuguese League, Taca de Portugal and friendly games.
This would be the first game of the Portuguese in his new home, who is expected to be the replacement for Mbappé or Neymar. Gonzalo has left good sensations in the past season and his national team has been named as Cristiano Ronaldo's replacement.
Lorient arrives in a different context, after a preseason of 3 games, winning 2, drawing 1 game and losing only one game to Bournemouth.
This first test against PSG will be of the utmost importance, because they are looking to catapult their level, after last season they were in 10th place with 55 points. Their main mission will not be to maintain the category in the first division, but to get into the top 5, being 4 places away from fifth place last season.
Their main signing was Romain Faivre from Bournemouth, who arrived on loan. Their departures have been several, bringing in a large amount of money, Tarem Moffi for 22 million, Enzo Le Fée for 20 million and Mortitz Jenz for 8 million.
It is a fact that the Parisian side is living a crisis beyond the fact that it has signed great players in this transfer window. It has signed more than 13 players, among the most prominent, Lucas Hernandez, Manuel Ugarte, Kang- In Lee, Gonzalo Ramos, Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio, Arnau Tenas and the arrival of the Barcelona gnat, Dembele, is expected.
But the crisis at PSG is burning, the possible departure of their star, Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid and also the likely departure of Neymar. After the departure of Messi and Sergio Ramos, the board of directors is going round and round with the situation of its French jewel and the Brazilian star. A hypothetical departure from the Parc des Princes of both players will be a big blow to the French club.
Apart from that, in recent weeks a possible departure of Luis Enrique has been put on the table, because he is desperate about the Mbappé case.
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