Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam and can be live streamed here free.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "At [the] European level, PSG have gained more recent recognition for the players we've signed and the results we have secured. It is one thing to be among the favorites, but it's another thing to make it happen. I hope the words of Frank de Boer will become reality, but i think it will be tougher than that."
"Our only goal is to go as far as possible," he added. "At the start of the competition you can always say that your goal is to win it, but the problem is that so many clubs say they want to win there's almost no sense saying it. The most important thing is just to get through the group stage."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Kolbeinn Sigthorsson will look to provide Ajax a spark as the club's center-forward. The 24-year-old has made four appearances in the Eredivisie and is averaging 0.8 key passes per match in addition to his one assist.
Ajax's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Cillessen; Boilesen, Moisander, Veltman, Van Rhijn; Zimling, Viergever, Klaassen; Schöne, Sigthórsson, El Ghazi
Paris Saint-Germain's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Sirigu; Van der Wiel, Camara/Luiz, Marquinhos, Maxwell; Thiago Motta, Verratti, Pastore; Lucas, Cavani, Ibrahimović
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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