Seeking to return to winning ways at the Club World Cup, Paris Saint-Germain square off with Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field on Monday night.
The newly-crowned European champions hit the ground running in style last Sunday, demolishing fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid 4-0.
However, Luis Enrique’s side were brought back down to earth with a bump when suffering a shock 1-0 defeat against Botafogo on matchday two.
Consequently, PSG will now almost certainly require maximum points from their final group game to ensure that they avoid a surprise early exit.
Standing in PSG’S way is a Seattle Sounders side that are staring down the barrel of elimination from the Club World Cup.
The Rave Green have come away empty-handed from each of their two matches thus far, losing to both Botafogo and Atletico Madrid.
How the bookies view it: PSG to bounce back
The bookmakers fully expect PSG to bounce back from their matchday two defeat, with the French giants firm 1/7 favourites on Boylesports. Instead, look to PSG to win alongside keeping a clean sheet at 4/5 on Boylesports. This bet would have been a winning one in PSG's matchday one victory over Atletico Madrid.
As already mentioned, Seattle Sounders have lost their opening two group B matches, and the bookies’ odds suggest that they will suffer the same fate on Monday night, with the MLS outfit massive 16/1 (Boylesports) underdogs while the draw is an unfancied 6/1 (Boylesports).
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Head to head: History book blank
Seattle Sounders and PSG will square off for the first time ever on Monday night. The Sounders previously graced this stage back in 2022, while PSG are making their Club World Cup debut this summer.
Players to watch: Doue to do damage?
Desire Doue scored two and set up another during PSG’S 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in the recent Champions League final. Backing the teenage sensation to register another goal involvement on Monday night alongside PSG to score two or more goals looks more than fair at 7/10 on Bet 365.
Albert Rusnak hit the back of the net for Seattle Sounders against Atletico Madrid last time out. The Slovakian international is as big as 11/2 (Boylesports) to repeat the trick on matchday three.
Predicted line-ups
Jordan Morris returned to the matchday squad as an unused substitute against Atletico Madrid, however he could get the nod from the off on Monday night, while Ryan Kent is also pushing for a recall to the Seattle Sounders starting XI.
After shuffling his pack on matchday two, PSG boss Enrique is expected to revert back to the same set of players that made light work of Atletico Madrid on matchday one.
Seattle Sounders: Frei; A. Roldan, Kim, Ragen, Tolo; Vargas, C. Roldan; Vargas; Morris, Rusnak, Kent; Musovski
PSG: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Ramos, Doue
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Paris Saint-Germain to win alongside scoring in both halves looks well worthy of support at 5/6 on Boylesports.
This Bet Builder would have paid out in PSG’s recent wins over European powerhouses Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid.
It's also worth noting that this combination would have clicked in Seattle Sounders’ 3-1 loss to Atleti last time out, and that only adds to the appeal of siding with the same formula on Monday night.
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