French clubs involved in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens start their European campaigns on September 19 and 20. Find all the information on the two meetings.
Respectively first and second in the last Ligue 1 championship, Paris-Saint Germain and Racing Club de Lens have won the right to compete in the group stages of the Champions League. If the capital club is one of the favorites in a group made up of Dortmund, Milan and Newcastle, Lens will have a lot of work to do to get out of a group which includes Arsenal, Sevilla and Eindhoven.
Champions League: PSG to confirm its rise to power?
The capital’s players will kick off their European season at home against Dortmund. Club that he knows well having faced it in particular during a double confrontation in February and March 2020. After the defeat of the first leg in Germany (2-1) in a crazy Signal Iduna Park, the Parisians had overthrown steam in an empty Parc des Princes due to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A qualification with a particular taste which gave rise to scenes of jubilation outside the stadium between the players and certain supporters gathered near the enclosure. For this 2023-2024 season, PSG, with its offensive recruitment “made in France” with the arrivals of Ousmane Dembélé and Randal Kolo Muani, will want to start with a victory and send a strong signal to the competition, before a perilous second day in the lair of St James Park against Newcastle on October 4.
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The Champions League: a bright spot in RC Lens’ laborious start to the season?
Surprise runner-up to Paris Saint-Germain last season, RC Lens finished only one length behind the ogre of the capital and delayed their coronation for a long time. An almost perfect year that the Sang et Or are struggling to confirm, with a difficult start to the season in Ligue 1. The Artésiens started the year with a draw and three defeats in the first four matches. The club coached by Franck Haise is particularly affected by the summer transfer window, which saw the departures of Seko Fofana and Lois Openda, respectively captain and top scorer last season. But never shy of showing off on European pitches, as evidenced in particular by Lensois’ legendary victory at Wembley against the great Arsenal, Lensois have a great opportunity to achieve a benchmark match which would launch their season for good.
Champions League: on which channels to follow PSG-Dortmund and Sevilla-Lens?
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The meeting between Paris and Dortmund will be followed live on Canal Plus, Tuesday September 19. The game kicks off at 9 p.m. and will be preceded by the pre-match show Channel Champions Club from 7:50 p.m. and a debrief from the final whistle at 10:55 p.m.
Foreseen Wednesday September 20 at 9 p.m., the match between Sevilla and Lens will also be broadcast on Canal Plus with, again, the Canal Champions Club show at 7:50 p.m. and the post-match at 10:55 p.m.
