Meet the team Paris Saint Germain against Girona At exactly ten o’clock this evening, Wednesday, at the “Parc des Princes” stadium, in the first round of the UEFA Champions League for the current season 2024-25, in the league stage in the new version of the continental competition, which is being organized for the first time.
PSG vs Girona
Paris Saint-Germain, who are looking to win the title, are seeking to Champions League For the first time in its history, it achieved victory over Spanish club Girona, to achieve a strong start in the continental competition.
Paris Saint-Germain, led by Spanish coach Luis Enrique, is counting on the capabilities of its players and their victory in the last four matches in the French League, especially the victory over Brest and Lille, the two teams participating in the continental championship this season, with the same score of 3-1.
Paris Saint-Germain is suffering from the absence of its Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarum, due to an injury to his right thigh, which caused him to be absent from the French league champion’s current matches.
Paris Saint Germain vs Girona
On the other hand, Girona, the surprise team of last season in the Spanish League, hopes to compete with the big teams for a qualifying seat from the league round, especially since they will start the journey against Paris Saint-Germain and away from home, which makes the match more challenging for them.
Today’s match between Paris Saint-Germain and Girona is the first of its kind in history between the two clubs, which makes it unexpected, especially with the ambitions of each of them to appear in a remarkable way.
Paris Saint-Germain has a market value of 873.5 million euros, compared to 208 million euros for Spanish club Girona, which increases the French club’s chances of achieving a positive result.
PSG vs Girona
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique is counting on his attacking capabilities to break down Girona’s defence after the players managed to score 16 goals in the last four matches in the French League.
The Champions League system has changed, with 36 teams participating, divided into 4 categories, and two teams from each category will play together in a home-and-away system. The teams in positions 1 to 8 qualify directly to the second round, and the teams in positions 9 to 24 will play a home-and-away play-off to determine the 8 teams that will participate in the second round, in addition to the eight qualifiers.
German referee Daniel Siebert will officiate the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Girona in the first round of the Champions League.
Siebert will be assisted by his compatriots Jan Seidel and Rafael Volten as assistant referees and Daniel Schlager as fourth official, while Christian Dingert and Bastian Danckert will be in charge of VAR.
Siebert, an international referee since 2015, officiated 3 matches in the last European Championship and participated in 3 others as a fourth referee, including the semi-final match between England and the Netherlands. He also officiated 2 matches in the Qatar 2022 World Cup and 3 matches in Euro 2020.