PARIS ST GERMAIN start their annual quest for their holy grail when Juventus travel to France for the opening fixture in their Champions League group fixture.
For all their domestic dominance in Ligue 1, PSG have been a laughing stock in their main objective to finally lift this trophy given the oceans of millions they have spent to do that.
They are usually outstanding though in the group stages, but when the pressure mounts in the business side of the competition, they flop spectacularly. Since their first appearance in the group stages of the Champions League ten years ago, they have managed one paltry final appearance and one semi-final.
This season, they have started on fire on their way to what will presumably be a romp to another title. They have won six and drawn the other in seven games in all competitions and rattled up plenty of goals.
Juventus are unbeaten in their start to Serie A although they have only actually won two of their five games. They were held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina at the weekend.
Despite topping a group that included Chelsea in it last season, they were surprisingly well beaten by Villarreal in the Round of 16.
How the bookies view it
PSG are warm favourites at 4/11 with Unibet, with the Italians 8/1 with Coral and the draw 9/2 with Paddy Power.
Recent head to heads
The teams have never met, which is something of a surprise given how often they are both in the latter stages of the Champions League.
Players to watch
Kylian Mbappe has been in stunning form for PSG this season with seven goals in just five games. He will fancy this and is 20/21 to net with bet365.
Polish hitman Arkadiusz Milik should know about PSG having joined Juve on loan from Marseille. He has already scored twice for the Turin side and is 7/2 with bet365 to score.
Anything else catch the eye?
Despite Juventus only conceding two goals in their five Serie A games so far this season, trying to stop Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar – who are all on form – is almost impossible.
And with PSG in scintillating, attacking form, they can win this with a half-time and full-time success at 28/29 with SBK – they have been leading at the interval in all but one of their games this season.
They are very capable of winning this by at least two goals so the 10/11 minus a goal on the handicap with UniBet looks a solid shout.
And in-form Mbappe should be backed to score too.
This UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint Germain and Juventus will be played on Sep 6, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Paris Saint Germain vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
