PSG and Celtic find themselves in the strange situation of preparing for different seasons as they face off in a friendly in France.
The Parisians are getting ready for their 2019/20 Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta following their last 16 win over Dortmund in March – the last fixture they played.
Scott Brown will lead Celtic again as their pre-season tour of France continuesCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
Celtic, meanwhile, are gearing up for the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership in which they will look to become the first team ever to win ten titles in a row.
Both sides were awarded their countries’ league titles last season as they led when their respective domestic campaigns were abandoned.
What time does PSG vs Celtic kick off?
- PSG vs Celtic takes place on Tuesday, July 19.
- The match kicks off at 6pm UK time – 7pm in France.
- It will be played at PSG’s Parc des Princes.
- Last time the teams met was in 2017, when PSG ran out 7-1 winners at this venue in the Champions League group stage.
- Fans will attend the match, which will be played in front of a reduced 5,000 capacity as required by French law.
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Team news
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What they said
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel: “We now have two extraordinary results and we want to continue on Tuesday against Celtic.
“It’s always good to play at the Parc des Princes. It’s a unique, spectacular stadium and there’s always a special atmosphere.
“Whether we play Le Havre, Beveren or Celtic, it’s our goal to play the best game possible.
“For the match against Celtic, we might give the players 45 minutes each so they will be fresh for the Cup Final on Friday.”
Celtic boss Neil Lennon: “Ideally, you’d like to stagger it so that you start off against maybe lower opposition and then build up, but we’ve been thrown into this and we’ve taken it with both hands because it’s been a brilliant couple of games for us [against Lyon and Nice].
“They’ve been out of football for five months and that’s a long time, but the majority of them have hit the ground running and they’re going to be asked a lot of questions on Tuesday which, again, is a great test and I think the players will really look forward to that one
“But in terms of an exercise for the pre-season, it’s been very good so far.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
