Brazilian and Argentinian stars in PSG side await

PSG confidently beat Austrian side Hartberg at the beginning of the week in a friendly match.

Four time French champions PSG are the opponents for Videoton on Saturday, with kick off at 17:00pm. Laurent Blanc's side won the domestic league title last season and the year before. Their major star players will understandably not be in the team tomorrow as they are still participating in the World Cup in Brazil. One such star is Argentina player Ezequiel Lavezzi who will be in the side that faces Germany in the World Cup final. His fellow countryman is 20 million euro Javier Pastore, but he failed to make it in to the national squad, and is currently in pre-season training with PSG. He played from the start in their friendly win over Hartberg, and looks likely to face Vidi at the weekend. 

Thiago Silva and David Luiz will both be missing as they take part in the third place match between Brazil and Holland. Gyorgy Sandor and his team mates will still face Brazilian players with 33 million euro rated  Lucas, and 25 million euro star Marquinhos also expected to feature. One of the biggest Uruguay stars and by far the most valuable PSG player is 60 million euro Edinson Cavani, but he looks likely to miss out and will not be part of their side on Saturday. PSG "number 10", Zlatan Ibrahimovic is another player that will not play in the game with the Swedish international star taking part in a NIKE advert on the same day. 

They will still have a serious team despite the missing stars and the French champions will provide a real test in the friendly match that kicks off at 17:00pm. Tickets are available for the match in Gleisdorf, both online and at the stadium itself. The Austrian town is 25km from Graz towards the direction of the Hungarian border.

 

The French side lined up against Hartberg earlier in the week as follows:

TSV Hartberg - PSG 0-3

PSG: Douchez (Maignan, 46' ; Diaw, 73') - Jallet (Ikoko, 46'), Marquinhos, Camara (Kimpembe, 66'), Sabaly (Doumbia, 73') - Chantôme (Bambock, 46'), Rabiot (Lacazette, 66'), Pastore (Pereira de Sa, 73') - Lucas (Augustin, 66'), Bahebeck (Meïté, 73'), Ongenda (Petrilli, 73').

 

Author: David Rechnitzer

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