The 2024 Champions Trophy, between Paris Saint-Germain (French champion 2023-2024 and French Cup winner) and AS Monaco (2nd in Ligue 1), had to be postponed due to administrative problems, although it had been scheduled for August 8 in Beijing. A new date and venue had to be found.
The Champions Trophy will be played on January 5. PSG and Monaco will finish 2024 in Ligue 1 together (there’s the Coupe de France round of 32 on the weekend of the 22nd) and start 2025 with a trophy to fight for. All for a very different game, of course. And at a high level, with the current No. 1 (PSG) facing the No. 2.
Let’s hope it will be a great promotion for French soccer, even if it means playing so far away.