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Rennes vs PSG: Lineups & LIVE updates (Goal.com)

The Ligue 1 champions in all likelihood will field Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappé for the first time since the World Cup. Messi helped PSG bounce back ...

They are unbeaten in their last 3 home games against the champions and currently have a stellar winning run of 8 games on their own turf. The Ligue 1 champions in all likelihood will field Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappé for the first time since the World Cup. PSG are on course to win their 11th Ligue 1 title with manager Christophe Galtier making the team play some fast-fluid football.

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Will the real Neymar please stand up? PSG star falls flat as Rennes ... (Goal.com)

Paris Saint-Germain fell to their second successive away defeat in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Hamari Traore's goal proved to be the difference for Rennes.

in a mid-season friendly on Thursday, before returning to competitive action against US Pays de Cassel in the Coupe de France on January 23. The Frenchman, who was making his return after an extended post-World Cup holiday, was applauded by both sets of fans upon his introduction, but he was powerless to prevent the hosts from going in front just 10 minutes later. [watch on from the sidelines](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mbappe-benched-messi-neymar-start-psg-ligue-1-rennes/blt56d4454023632350) for the first 55 minutes.

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Ronaldo to make Saudi debut in friendly against PSG (Reuters)

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in Saudi Arabia for the first time since joining Al Nassr after he was named as captain of Riyadh ST XI for an exhibition ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The bidding for a VIP "Beyond Imagination" ticket to the match has already topped 10 million riyals ($2.66 million) in an auction that is set to end on Tuesday. Jan 16 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in Saudi Arabia for the first time since joining Al Nassr after he was named as captain of Riyadh ST XI for an exhibition match against Lionel Messi's Paris St Germain, officials announced on Monday.

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Mouthwatering! Ronaldo to captain Al Nassr-Al Hilal combined XI ... (WION)

Cristiano Ronaldo will be captaining the Al Nassr-Al Hilal combined XI that will take on Lionel Messi's Paris-Saint Germain in a friendly on Thursday, ...

Both Messi and Ronaldo have had storied club football careers. As the coach of Al Nassr, I cannot be happy with this match. The 37-year-old forward was storming down the tunnel of Goodison Park last season when he angrily smashed an Everton fan's phone.

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PSG stumble and give glimmer of hope to Ligue 1 rivals (BeSoccer EN)

Could their actually be a title race in France this season? That is the question being asked after Paris Saint-Germain slumped to a second defeat of 2023 on ...

Under Croatian coach Igor Tudor, they played with a level of intensity and urgency in their weekend win over Lorient that was in stark contrast to PSG. The club has a modest budget and they were forced to sell several key players in the last close season, but they are a shining example for other mid-ranking French sides of what can be achieved. But it is the manner in which PSG have been beaten that is a cause for concern for coach Christophe Galtier. Halfway through this campaign, PSG are three points clear of Lens and five ahead of Marseille, who they still have to play away from home. "If it is a question of time then it is urgent. With Messi still taking a post-World Cup break, PSG were blown away in an intimidating atmosphere in France's far north and lost that game 3-1.

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World Cup party is over, Galtier tells PSG stars after another loss (Vanguard)

Christophe Galtier sucked up another painful Ligue 1 defeat for his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team on Sunday and told his 2022 World Cup stars they must ...

We have to learn from this game. “The championship is tight,” Galtier said. “Obviously we’re going to have to find a lot more play and connection between the lines,” he said. They didn’t have many chances but we should have done more. We can find a thousand excuses, but the World Cup is over. They do not have another Ligue 1 game until Reims visit the Parc des Princes on Jan.

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Cristiano Ronaldo to captain Saudi All-Star XI in friendly match ... (Daily Mail)

It will be Ronaldo's first game since joining Al-Nassr last month in a deal that will see him earn £175m-a-year, and Ronaldo has already been handed the ...

[lucrative offer on the table from Al-Hilal](/sport/football/article-11627373/Lionel-Messis-agent-dad-Jorge-rumoured-Saudi-Arabia-discuss-son-joining-Al-Hilal.html), with the Saudi side eager to sign him this summer in a move that could re-ignite his rivalry with Ronaldo. [Cristiano Ronaldo](/sport/cristianoronaldo/index.html) will captain a Saudi All-Star XI team against [PSG](/sport/teampages/psg.html) in their friendly match on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo will CAPTAIN Saudi All-Star XI in their friendly against Lionel Messi's PSG on Thursday - in what will be the 37-year-old's first game since signing a £173m-a-year deal with Al-Nassr

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Mbappe back but PSG beaten by Rennes (Guardian)

Kylian Mbappe made his return from a post-World Cup holiday but Paris Saint-Germain went down 1-0 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result which leaves ...

“We had two training sessions this week in which everyone worked together. He was expected to start on Sunday but instead began on the bench as the 20-year-old Hugo Ekitike played in front of Messi and Neymar. Mbappe, scorer of a hat-trick for France in the World Cup final as they lost on penalties to Argentina, had played in his club’s first two games after the tournament before missing their last two as he took a holiday in New York with teammate Achraf Hakimi.

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Kylian Mbappe contract: How much does PSG star earn & when ... (Goal.com)

Over the last 15 years, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have commanded the limelight, but the future seemingly belongs to Kylian Mbappe, and his exploits ...

His current contract is thus set to expire in June 2025.Getty Images According to a report in The New York Times, Mbappe will be paid €630m over the course of his new contract. Mbappe is one of the highest-paid footballers and sportspersons in the world, even though he denies his commitment to PSG was inspired by money.

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PSG vs Saudi All-Star XI: When and where to watch the Messi vs ... (MARCA.com)

Cristiano Ronaldo was the first to leave LaLiga Santander, doing so in July 2018, before, three years later in August 2021, Lionel Messi did the same.

Now, it's 2023 and, in Saudi Arabia, two of the best players in the world will meet again. [PSG](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg.html) in a friendly match taking place this week. [Lionel Messi](https://www.marca.com/en/football/lionel-messi.html) did the same. Viewers in the United States, therefore, will have to utilize the BeIN Sport service to tune in to Cristiano Ronaldo's first game in Saudi Arabia. [The million-dollar bid to meet Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2023/01/14/63c2a4ddca4741322a8b4595.html) [Another Messi vs Cristiano to kick off 2023: Will it be the last meeting?](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2022/12/31/63b027c4ca47415d658b45c3.html)

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Galtier explains why Verratti is 'crucial' to PSG - Football Italia (Football Italia)

Italy international Marco Verratti is currently out of action for PSG, but Christophe Galtier hopes he will return soon and explains why the ex-Pescara man ...

He is one of PSG’s legends, having played 400 games with the Ligue 1 giants. “His ability to link midfield and attack is really important. “Marco has been a crucial player for many years.

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European big guns misfire as World Cup blues hit PSG, Juventus ... (The National)

Title race stumbles offer encouragement to rivals in hunt for Ligue 1, Serie A and Premier League crowns.

Barca sent more players to Qatar than their rivals, but Madrid had more of their key midfield duellers involved in the World Cup’s final weekend than Barca did. A freakish weekend it may have been, being uniformly poor for the modern standard-bearers of Europe’s top leagues. [tight derby defeat at Manchester United](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2023/01/14/manchester-united-stun-city-in-thrilling-derby-to-gatecrash-premier-league-title-race/) cannot be easily blamed on post-World Cup exhaustion given that United had 13 players in Qatar to City’s 16. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2023/01/16/messi-neymar-and-mbappe-cant-prevent-another-psg-loss/) and Achraf Hakimi were all on the pitch for the last 40 minutes, chasing a goal that, with a single shot on target all night, barely threatened to come. They, naturally, supplied a high number of the players who went deepest into the World Cup. Galtier was surveying the messy leftovers of a second Ligue 1 defeat in three games, uncharacteristic form for France’s dominant club.

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