Paris Saint-Germain will begin life without Kylian Mbappe on Friday evening when the reigning Ligue 1 champions head to Le Havre.
Luis Enrique's side romped to a third consecutive league crown last term and will be confident of ensuring a winning start to the new campaign against a side who just about preserved their top-flight status in May.
But given the fact that the top-tier minnows managed to hold the European heavyweights to a 3-3 draw just four months ago, they will undoubtedly hold ambitions of springing yet another surprise.
How to watch Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain and TV channel
Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain is available to watch live via bet365's Live Streaming service.
Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain kick-off time, date and venue
The 2024/25 Ligue 1 curtain-raiser between Le Havre and Paris Saint-Germain will be played at the Stade Oceane in Le Havre, France, and kick-off at 19:45 (BST) on Friday 16th August 2024.
Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain stats and head-to-head record (H2H)
As you'd expect, Paris Saint-Germain have dominated meetings with Le Havre over the years, winning six of the eight encounters between the two clubs.
This includes a 2-0 success in this very fixture 12 months ago, before the sides played out a hugely entertaining 3-3 draw in Paris during the final stretch of the 2023/24 campaign.
PSG's sole defeat came at the Stade Oceane in October 1999 - a 3-1 loss - but have since won each of the following three encounters there, scoring six goals and conceding just one in the process.
Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain head-to-head record (H2H)
Le Havre wins | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
PSG wins | 6 |
Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain team news
Le Havre team news
Long-term injury absentee Andy Logbo remains sidelined as he continues his rehabilitation from a cruciate knee tear, although there is some positive news with summer signing Yanis Zouaoui fit and available to make his Le Havre bow at left-back.
Paris Saint-Germain team news
Luis Enrique is likely to be without several key first-team personnel for Friday's season opener, with Presnel Kimpembe, Nordi Mukiele and Lucas Beraldo all struggling with injury.
Summer arrival Willian Pacho is expected to make his PSG debut in defence however, although Manuel Ugarte - the subject of major transfer interest from around Europe - isn't expected to feature.
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