PSG vs Nantes – As Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes square off in the Trophee des Champions at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on Sunday, the first trophy of the French football season will be on the line.
In the 2021–22 season, Parisians easily won Ligue 1, but Nantes celebrated their quick ascent from obscurity with victory in the Coupe de France.
Even though Mauricio Pochettino ended Lille’s brief stranglehold at the top of the French game at the Parc des Princes, the board’s trigger-happy members nonetheless sent the Argentinean manager his marching instructions.
After failing in their efforts to get Zinedine Zidane, PSG chose to hire Christophe Galtier, the Lille manager who narrowly beat them to the 2020–21 Ligue 1 championship. Christophe Galtier’s influence in the managerial position has been noticed right away.
During their preseason tour to Japan, Les Parisiens defeated Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Gamba Osaka three times in a row. They also easily defeated Quevilly-Rouen 2-0 on the practise field.
In an effort to put an end to PSG’s string of embarrassing Champions League exits, former Nice and Saint-Etienne head coach Galtier has been experimenting with a 3-4-1-2 setup in preseason, and the star-studded attack of Les Parisiens has so far enjoyed the new system with 13 goals in four preseason games.
The additions of Hugo Ekitike, Nordi Mukiele, and Vitinha show that new football director Luis Campos is already thinking ahead, and for Galtier, winning the eighth Trophee des Champions since 2013 would be the perfect way to begin his PSG career.
Antoine Kombouare, the head coach of Nantes, has already accomplished everything in the PSG coaching booth, but the former Parisiens manager is presently creating waves with Nantes, who last season added the 2021–22 Coupe de France to their trophy case.
Nice ended PSG’s defence of the championship, and Nantes defeated Galtier’s Aiglons in the championship match at the Stade de France thanks to a Ludovic Blas penalty in the 47th minute.
Nantes was required to defend its Ligue 1 status in the promotion/relegation playoffs at the conclusion of the 2020–21 campaign, but last season, Kombouare calmed the storm and guided his team to a ninth-place finish in the top division, as well as a spot in the Europa League thanks to their Cup de France victory.
Nantes has had a mixed bag of preseason results, falling to Guingamp and Rennes while defeating Caen and Lorient. Les Canaris have only won two Trophee des Champions, in 1999 and 2001.
Les Canaris have triumphed in two of their past three meetings with PSG in Ligue 1, further establishing Nantes as a bogey team for the reigning champions. However, Galtier will be seeking some personal retribution after Kombouare defeated him in the Coupe de France last season.
PSG vs Nantes- Betting Analysis
Kolo Muani’s departure from Nantes is a terrible blow, but in a same vein, PSG will need to find a method to maintain their attacking dominance without Mbappe.
Although Kombouare’s team has shown great defensive toughness in preseason, Galtier’s revamped team still has the creative ability to break through and win the Trophee des Champions for a record-breaking 11th time.
Nantes will have to play at their highest level to score in this game against a Paris Saint-Germain squad that possesses all the necessary skills in attack, midfield, and defence to dominate.
Therefore, when the referee blows the final whistle, we expect Paris Saint-Germain to win easily, 3-0.
PSG vs Nantes- Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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