Barely three minutes. This Sunday, in the furnace of Tokyo, it did not take more for the players of the PSG to measure their popularity in Japan. After taking off a bit late from Paris and having to go through lengthy administrative formalities at Haneda airport, Christophe Galtier’s troops were finally able to join, almost an hour and a half behind schedule. initially planned, the hotel which will house them during the eight days of their stay in the Japanese capital.
Around 3 p.m., when they landed on the forecourt of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, a crowd of several hundred people greeted the players in surprising agitation Christophe Galtier and his players. Massed for hours in front of the doors of the establishment, the members of the Japanese PSG fan club were indeed joined by many curious people who, for the most part, took care to immortalize the moment with photos, videos and above all many cries of joy.
Most acclaimed Verratti and Neymar
Cheered as they got off the bus, the Parisians, from Christophe Galtier to Kylian Mbappé passing by the most acclaimed like Marco Verratti and Neymar, all took care to stop to sign some autographs and take some pictures with the Japanese fans.
The drawn features and the eyes often hidden behind sunglasses, the champions of France will however hardly have time to rest these next hours. After an arrival press conference in which Christophe Galtier, Neymar, Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé will be invited to give their first impressions to the Japanese media, PSG will shake off their first training session at 7:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. in France).
In the sweltering heat, the idea is to get ready for the three friendly matches that await PSG, Wednesday 20 against Kawasaki Frontale at the National Stadium, the 23rd before the Urawa Red Diamonds then against Gamba Osaka on the 25th.