| Trophée des Champions |
MATCH INFO
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MATCH :
| PSG
V/s Monaco
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COMPETITION : | Final
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| DATE: | 05-01-2025
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TIME:
| 10:00 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
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| PSG | Lineup |
Possible XI: Safonov(GK); Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Neves; Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz; Dembélé, Ramos, Barcola |
| Monaco | Lineup |
Possible XI: Köhn(GK); Vanderson, Salisu, Kehrer, Singo; Camara, Magassa; Golovin, Ben Seghir, Akliouche; Embolo |
Preview: PSG Vs Monaco
Luis Enrique’s side are coming into this game as reigning champions.
Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint Germain will face AS Monaco for the Trophée des Champions title in Stadium 974 in Saudi Arabia. PSG are the defending champions and the most successful club in this competition, having won it 12 times. Les Parisiens registered a 2-0 win over Toulouse in the last iteration of this competition.
AS Monaco on the other hand have won Trophée des Champions four times in their entire history with the last win coming in 2000. The club lost back-to-back finals in 2016 and 2017. This is a great opportunity for AS Monaco to lay their claim on the trophy for the first time in 25 years.
Winning an important title in the first game of the year will boost both clubs’ confidence, and their matchup will be a joy to watch for all football fans.
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About Trophée des Champions:
History
The Trophée des Champions (French pronunciation: [tʁɔ.fe de ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃], lit. 'Champions' Trophy') is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries.
The match, with its current name, was first played in 1995, but the format in French football has existed since 1949 when the 1948–49 first division champions, Stade de Reims, defeated the winners of the 1948–49 edition of the Coupe de France, RCF Paris, 4–3 at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. The match is co-organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and the Union Syndicale des Journalistes Sportifs de France (UJSF).
From 1955 to 1973, the French Football Federation (FFF) hosted a similar match known as the Challenge des champions. The match returned in 1985, but was eliminated after only two seasons due to its unpopularity. In 1995, the FFF officially re-instated the competition under its current name and the inaugural match was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes in January 1996 at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest. The following season, the match was not played due to Auxerre winning the double. A similar situation occurred in 2008 when Lyon won the double. The match was initially on the brink of cancellation, however, the LFP decided to allow the league runner-up, Bordeaux, to be Lyon's opponents. Bordeaux won the match 5–4 on penalties.
Marseille with the trophy in 2011
The Trophée des Champions match is contested at the beginning or middle of the following season and has been played at a variety of venues. During the Challenge des Champions era, the match was in such cities as Marseille, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, and Saint-Étienne. From 1995 to 2008, the match was hosted three times at the Stade Gerland in Lyon. Other venues include the Stade Pierre de Coubertin twice in Cannes, the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, and the Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre.
On 12 May 2009, the FFF announced that the 2009 Trophée des Champions would be played outside France for the first time, at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] It has since been held in Tunisia, Morocco, United States, Gabon, China, Austria, and most recently, Israel.
