Tag: Paris Saint-Germain
The Paris Olympics are 100 days away – Venues ready but questions over opening ceremony and security
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In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games.
There will be action across 32 sports watched by millions of visitors, as well as an unprecedented opening ceremony set to take place on the River Seine, which runs through the city’s heart. At least, that is plan A, anyway — Emmanuel Macron, the French president, confirmed an off-river contingency for the first time on Monday.
Kylian Mbappe is leaving, so what next for Paris Saint-Germain?
Maybe this was a glimpse of the future.
On Saturday night, Paris Saint-Germain took on Nantes without Kylian Mbappe in their starting XI. After playing 90 minutes against visitors Real Sociedad in the Champions League in midweek, and then privately revealing his intention to leave PSG at the end of the season, Mbappe was dropped by coach Luis Enrique.
The striker had sat on the bench against Lille the Saturday before that Champions League last-16 first leg — a precaution