Nantes are one of the most trophy-winning French clubs, but before the Super Cup there was little talk about the eight-time national champions, all eyes are on Paris Saint-Germain, more precisely on the new coach Christophe Galtier.Since they became the property of the Qatar Sports Investment Fund in 2011, famous names have changed on the Saints’ bench: Carlo Ancelotti, Laurent Blanc, Unai Emery, Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino.PSG established the complete dominance at the local level, but despite fabulous investments in players, none of them managed to fulfill the main goal – winning the Champions League. Therefore, in front of the 55-year-old Galtier, who got the job primarily because he ended the primacy of the red and blue with the mediocre Lille the season before last, there’s a difficult task and a long journey that begins in Tel Aviv.🚨 THAT SMILE ON MESSI’S FACE WHEN HE REALIZES HE CAN LIFT HIS 41ST TROPHY TODAY 😁🥰🏆If Messi Wins The French SuperCup today, it will be his 41st Trophy, he would need 3 more Trophies to Overtake Dani Alves as The Player with Most Trophies in The History of The Game. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/74iXaa8Gss— AZR (@AzrOrganization) July 31, 2022 The Bloomfield Stadium was not a fortunate venue for PSG last year, as they suffered a narrow defeat against Lille in the Super Cup – Galtier had already left for Nice, but the team was his handiwork. Nantes isn’t bad, but unless Galtier’s opponent Antoine Kombouare pulls off a miracle, the trophy will end up at the Seine for the 11th time. By the way, Kombouare has a huge personal motive, since a few months after the arrival of the Qatari rich people, he was fired from the Parc des Princes because it was judged that he did not fit in with the new image of PSG.The new names in the ranks of the champions are the defenders Nordi Mukiele (brought from RB Leipzig) and Nuno Mendes (arrived from Sporting), and until recently central midfielder of Porto – Vitinha, who were jointly paid around 90 million euros. There is no need to waste words on the offensive, the names of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar inspire awe. Argentine Angel Di Maria moved to Juventus, while Dutchman Giorginio Wijnaldum is with one foot in Roma.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Paris Saint-Germain played well in Japan in friendly matches, where they easily defeated the local clubs Urawa, Kawasaki and Gamba Osaka. Galtier imposed a new formation of 3-4-1-2. Kylian Mbappe will not play due to his suspension from last season, while Julian Draxler and Timothée Pembélé are injured. Mbappe will probably be replaced by Pablo Sarabia, who was excellent in the preparatory matches. Last season he was on loan at Sporting Lisbon.Porto’s new signing, Vitinha, will play in midfield with Marco Verratti, while Gianluigi Donnarumma will be in goal, who has an advantage over Costa Rican Keylor Navas. The Canaries will miss Mali international Charles Traore.Nantes have been an unpleasant rival for Parisians in recent years. The Yellow-Greens have beaten the Saints twice in the previous three games. Last season in Ligue 1, the home team won both matches with 3-1. In five matches in a row between these clubs, the scoreboard always showed three or more goals.FRENCH SUPERCUP (NEUTRAL GROUND – TEL AVIV)Saturday20.00: (1.35) PSG (5.60) Nantes (9.00)***odds are subject to change
