PSG to start Ligue 1 title defence towards Lorient | Soccer Information – Occasions of India

PARIS: Paris St Germain will start their Ligue 1 title defence at dwelling to Lorient on the opening weekend of the season after the fixtures for the 2023-24 marketing campaign had been launched on Thursday.
The brand new season, which begins on Aug. 12, may have solely 34 matchdays after the top-flight was trimmed from 20 groups to 18, with solely two golf equipment promoted from the second tier whereas 4 Ligue 1 sides went down.
PSG then go to French Cup winners Toulouse earlier than they welcome final season’s Ligue 1 runners-up Lens.
Lens completed only one level behind PSG and can start their new marketing campaign at Brest. Olympique de Marseille, who completed third, host Stade de Reims.
PSG’s schedule doesn’t get any simpler as they tackle arch-rivals Marseille on matchday six on Sept. 24 in ‘Le Classique’.
PSG sealed their 11th Ligue 1 title final season amid turmoil on the membership after they had been knocked out of the Champions League within the last-16.

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