Poging GOUD - Vrij
PSG fear injuries as they put title on the line
Post
|September 17, 2025
THERE is the sense that the new season gets up and running for real this week for Paris Saint-Germain as they begin their defence of the Champions League title amid doubts as to how much longer their squad can handle being pushed to the limit by a crowded calendar.
-
PSG host Atalanta on Wednesday for their first game in Europe, three and a half months after their stunning 5-0 destruction of Inter Milan in last season's final in Munich.
Luis Enrique's team will also entertain Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United in the league phase, with trips to Barcelona, Bayer Leverk-usen, Athletic Bilbao and to Lisbon to face Sporting on the horizon too.
Those are tough games, although PSG's poor start in last season's Champions League has shown that they might not need to be at their very best immediately.
The French champions lost three of eight league phase games last season, but still won Europe's elite club competition for the first time following a dazzling run of form from the turn of the year.
The concern now, however, is that last season's exertions could catch up with them and seriously jeopardise their chances of retaining the trophy.
The Parisians played 65 games during 2024/25, in a season spanning 11 months. That included 17 matches in the Champions League and seven in the Club World Cup, where their marathon campaign concluded with a 3-0 loss to Chelsea in mid-July.
Dit verhaal komt uit de September 17, 2025-editie van Post.
Abonneer u op Magzter GOLD voor toegang tot duizenden zorgvuldig samengestelde premiumverhalen en meer dan 9000 tijdschriften en kranten.
Bent u al abonnee? Aanmelden
MEER VERHALEN VAN Post
Post
The journey of the first indentured ship, the Truro
THIS Sunday, October 12, marks the 165th anniversary of the SS Truro's departure from the port city of Madras (now Chennai) in India, carrying 342 indentured workers on board the first ship that arrived in South Africa on November 16, 1860.
5 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
DIVINE TIMING How a sinus infection led to life-saving cancer diagnosis
WHAT began as a stubborn sinus infection turned into a life-changing diagnosis for 65-year-old Shirley Reddy of Hillary.
2 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
Five times South Africans lit up Pakistan
SOUTH Africa does not have the best of records in Pakistan since their first Test tour almost three decades ago.
2 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
Visual echoes from 165 years
FINE ARTISTS OF INDIAN ANCESTRY
5 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
'Not in vain' is not enough: honouring Babita Deokaran with more than justice
IT IS TOO easy - too convenient - to say that Babita Deokaran's death was \"not in vain\".
2 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
FOCUS ON POSITIVES ‘You can beat cancer’: mom shares her journey of strength and survival
FOR Anjuna Krishuncoomar, a 52-year-old widow and mother of two, life changed forever after a routine mammogram in July 2024 led to a diagnosis she never expected: stage 1 breast cancer.
2 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
Husband convicted of brutal screwdriver murder
Wife's family call for maximum sentence for years of abuse she suffered
4 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
Manesh Maharaj: preserving the legacy of Kathak in SA
EXQUISITE ART FORM
4 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
Mudray leads SA juniors to top-five finish
TEENAGE angler Jeariya Mudray, from the Bluff, helped lead the Proteas Surf Casting Junior Team to an impressive fifth-place finish at the recent World Shore Angling Championship for Youth (U-16) in Peniscola, Spain, against 40 top young anglers from Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Ireland and England.
2 mins
October 08, 2025
Post
Shika Budhoo's 'Roti Queen' shines a light on the experiences of SA Indian women
AT THE vibrant crossroads of theatre, literature and education stands Shika Budhoo, a 41-year-old multidisciplinary creative artist whose work reflects the rich tapestry of South African culture.
3 mins
October 08, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size