Overview
Girona are having a difficult start to the new 2024-2025 season. After their first 5 matches in La Liga, Girona have only won 2, lost 2 and drawn 1. Girona have scored a total of 8 goals in that time but have also conceded 8. With a busy schedule about to begin, Girona need to quickly regain the form that helped them finish third in La Liga last season.
However, having to travel to PSG's home field on the opening day of the 2024-2025 Champions League will be an extremely difficult challenge for Girona. Not only is the La Liga team inferior in terms of form, but they are also inferior to their opponents in terms of experience in the European playground.
Meanwhile, PSG are still going through a pretty good early stage in the post-Kylian Mbappe era. The French capital team won all 4 matches at the beginning of the Ligue 1 season and scored 16 goals. Of which, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele each had 4 goals.
In the coming time, PSG will certainly face many difficulties when facing life without Mbappe. However, winning all 3 points against Girona will be a goal within reach of coach Luis Enrique's army.
PSG have been in good form at home, winning all two games since the start of the season and scoring three or more goals in each, despite Mbappe being absent. On the other hand, Girona have lost their last three away games this season to opponents who were rated higher and only won 2-0 against a struggling Sevilla.
PSG's matches at home at Parc des Princes are often quite exciting, with 5/10 of the most recent matches having more than 2 goals.
Human resources situation
PSG trio Goncalo Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe and Lucas Hernandez are all long-term absentees through injury, while first-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is also ruled out with a thigh injury sustained in the win over Brest. Summer signing Matvey Safonov is likely to make his PSG debut.
Midfield duo Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha are both doubtful, meaning Lee Kang-in, Fabian Ruiz and Joao Neves are likely to start in midfield for the hosts.
On the other side of the front line, Ricard Artero and Jastin are still sidelined due to injury, while Yangel Herrera missed the defeat to Barcelona due to a muscle problem.
Oriol Romeu missed the game against former club Barcelona and could return against PSG, alongside Ivan Martin and Jhon Solis in midfield.
Expected lineup:
PSG: Safonov, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Lee Kang-in, Ruiz, Neves, Dembele, Kolo Muani, Barcola.
Girona: Gazzaniga, Frances, Lopez, Blind, Gutierrez, Martin, Romeu, Solis, Tsygankov, Ruiz, Danjuma.
The match between PSG and Girona takes place at 2:00 a.m. on September 19 (Vietnam time).
