2023-09-27 17:43:34
We take the same and start again. Defeated at the gates of the Final Four final last June by Kielce, PSG meets the Polish club in the Champions League this Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. to truly launch its European campaign.
Undefeated after two matches, the capital club still needs to reassure on the big stage. Not necessarily very convincing at home against Zagreb (35-31) and Szeged in the opening (31-29), the Parisians will have to do better and above all wash away the insult of last season, with this defeat of a small point ( 24-25) in the semi-final still in the throat.
“It’s going to be a tough match. I’m expecting a physical match between two of the best teams in Europe. But, I feel that we are ready and that we definitely have a chance to get a good result there,” said new PSG fullback Kent Tønnesen, on the EHF website. PSG center-half Luc Steins will be absent. He did not make the trip because his partner is about to give birth to their first child.
“It comes down to such small details”
If PSG lost in their last confrontation, the Parisians will be able to count on a very small psychological advantage. In their twelve official matches, Nikola Karabatic’s teammates won 7 times for 5 defeats. Another advantage: Kielce has already lost in this Champions League with an opening defeat on its floor against Aalborg (31-34). The pressure is therefore on the Polish team.
On the PSG side, the ambition is always the same: to fill up as quickly as possible to ensure a place in the Final Four. “The desire and the ambition are to go to the Final Four in Cologne,” Parisian general manager Thierry Omeyer has repeated since the start of the season. Once there, we play two matches in 24 hours and it comes down to such small details…”
First area to work on at the start of the campaign, defense. PSG have always conceded at least 27 points in the Champions League or the championship since the start of the season. This Wednesday’s match (6:45 p.m. on Eurosport) promises to be more closed.
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