Reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) welcome Ligue 2 champions Le Havre to the Campus PSG, their training center, for their first game of the pre-season on Friday (July 21).
There have been a lot of changes at the Parisians over the international break. Lionel Messi has left to join Inter Miami while Christophe Galtier has departed after one season as manager.
The Parisians have appointed former treble-winning Barcelona manager Luis Enrique as their head coach as they look to win the elusive UEFA Champions League.
Le Havre, meanwhile, won the Ligue 2 title for a record sixth time last season and are back in the Ligue 1 for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign. They got their pre-season underway with a dominant 9-2 win over Slovenian club Triglav.
They're set to play rivals SC Cean in the Trophee des Normands after four years on Wednesday.
The Parisians will play their first game of the pre-season, so the players who have recently returned from the international break could be a bit rusty. They will also take to the field for the first time under Enrique.
Le Havre, meanwhile, recorded an emphatic win in their first pre-season friendly and will look to continue in the same vein. However, they have failed to score in three of their last four meetings against the Parisians, but both teams have seen a lot of changes since their last meeting in 2009.
The Parisians have trained with almost a full-strength squad ahead of the friendly, with only Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes out with injury. Neymar is still a few weeks away from fitness, while Nordi Mukiele is back on the pitch.
Considering PSG's dominance against the Normandy-based visitors and their advantage in terms of squad quality, expect them to
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