European champion PSG will open its Club World Cup campaign against Atletico Madrid later today in a clash of the titans at the start of the group phase.
The tournament kicked off with a goalless draw between Saudi Arabian outfit Al Ahly and Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami, while Bayern Munich takes on Auckland today at 5pm UK time (12pm ET). PSG vs Atletico Madrid then takes place after that, starting at 8pm UK time (3pm ET).
The third game of the day is Palmeiras vs FC Porto, with each of those fixtures in different groups. Tomorrow, Chelsea faces LAFC, with Manchester City having to wait until Wednesday to kick off its first game, which is against Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.
The game between PSG and Atletico Madrid could be one of the best fixtures of the group phase. It will be held at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California.
In both the US and the UK, the game will be streamed live on DAZN. The British company holds the global rights for the tournament and will be showing all of the fixtures.
PSG could be without Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola, both through injuries. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, should have a full roster available. It will be interesting to see who lines up at left-back given the La Liga side's interest in Andy Robertson.
Marquinhos lifts the Champions League trophy.
PSG earned its first Champions League triumph thanks to a 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the final. (Image: Getty Images)
"We are preparing to play in the Club World Cup, so I think the players are happy," PSG boss Luis Enrique told PSG TV. "The players are happy with what we have done so far.
"Now we need to keep going, improving, but I like what I'm seeing in training. We are preparing to play in the Club World Cup, so I think the players are happy.
"The players are happy with what we have done so far. Now we need to keep going, improving, but I like what I'm seeing in training.
"We begin this competition against a European side that we know very well having already played them in the league phase of the Champions League this season.
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"It will be a very difficult match because they have a lot of quality. It's a new competition that, I think, has a big future and could become a reference. We want to win our matches and progress towards the final."
"We come here with great enthusiasm, with a lot of desire and commitment to the tournament and to our team," Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said.
"Starting from this, we will compete in a group where there are the Copa Libertadores champion, the Champions League champion and another well-represented team with an important title behind them: we are four strong teams.
"It will be difficult, like all the rounds of the Club World Cup, and that is why there are the best teams in the world. We will see how it will go."