PSG vs Al Nassr - Pre-season friendly: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
- PSG face Al Nassr in Japan
- Kylian Mbappe has not travelled with the PSG squad
- Al Nassr have been active in the transfer market
By Tom Gott
Paris Saint-Germain will continue their preparations for the coming campaign with a friendly against Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr on Tuesday.
There was more firepower on the cards when this friendly was initially announced but, with Lionel Messi now gone and Kylian Mbappe being pushed out, there will be fewer superstars staring over at Cristiano Ronaldo.
Here's all you need to know about this one.
Where are PSG vs Al Nassr playing?
- Location: Osaka, Japan
- Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
- Date: Tuesday 25 July
- Kick-off Time: 11:20 BST / 06:20 ET / 03:20 PT
How to watch PSG vs Al Nassr on TV and live stream
Country | TV channel / Live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | PSG TV Premium |
United States | PSG TV Premium |
Canada | PSG TV Premium |
PSG team news
Mbappe has been left at home alongside a number of players who PSG are looking to offload: Georginio Wijnaldum, Leandro Paredes, Julian Draxler, Abdou Diallo and Colin Dagba. Left-back Nuno Mendes has also been left at home as he continues his recovery from injury.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has also made the trip despite being the victim of a terrifying home invasion earlier this week.
PSG predicted lineup vs Al Nassr
(4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Skriniar, Marquinhos, Lucas; Verratti, Vitinha, Ugarte; Lee, Asensio, Neymar.
Al Nassr team news
New signings Alex Telles and Seko Fofana are in line to make their first appearances for Al Nassr, who have also lured Marcelo Brozovic over from Inter this summer.
The trio are all expected to start alongside Ronaldo, who has already watched his side lose 5-0 and 4-1 to European opposition this summer.
Al Nassr predicted lineup vs PSG
(4-3-3): Al-Aqidi; Konan, Oujami, Al-Amri, Telles; Brozovic, Fofana, K Al Ghannam; Talisca, Ronaldo, Ghareeb.
PSG vs Al Nassr score prediction
Al Nassr have had a pretty torrid time of things so far this season up against the same European opposition that Ronaldo claimed had fallen off just a few weeks ago, and there will likely be no let-up here.
PSG may have lost both Mbappe and Messi but they remain one of the continent's premier outfits and will expect to steamroll through Al Nassr in a game which will undoubtedly attract attention from across the globe.
Don't expect much competition from this one.