PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN players are wearing shirts with their name spelt in Chinese for the game against Nice.
Although not confirmed, it is believed to be a marketing ploy to draw bigger audiences from the Far East.
Kylian Mbappe scored a first-half penalty to put Paris Saint-Germain aheadCredit: Reuters
All the PSG players had their names spelt in Chinese for the trip to NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
This is also coupled with an unusual kick-off time, the game kicked off at 1pm CEST local time, meaning the game kicked off at 7pm in the Far East.
It’s not the first time PSG have done it – they previously did campaigns celebrating the Chinese New Year.
The French champions are not the only ones who have celebrated the Chinese holiday, Barcelona and Inter Milan have also done their own celebration.
Luckily for PSG, the team won the game 3-0 despite missing the likes of Neymar and Juan Bernat.
Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria and new club captain Marquinhos got the goals.
No doubt watching the likes of Mbappe and Di Maria drew a crowd, but they’ll have to wait till PSG’s next game to see the third man to PSG’s front three.
Neymar missed the last two league fixtures through suspension after all hell broke loose at the final whistle in the 1-0 home loss to rivals Marseille.
Kylian Mbappe celebrates his goal against Nice
Pressure has been lifted off Thomas Tuchel after they got off to a torrid start to the season after losing the Uefa Champions League final to Bayern Munich.
PSG have won back to back league games after losing their opening two fixtures, a shock defeat to Lens and a defeat in Le Classique to Marseille which saw a total of five red cards, including Neymar’s.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
