Paris Saint-Germain has won the first match of their pre-season tour in Japan by beating Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 on Wednesday in Tokyo. The French champions won on goals scored by Lionel Messi (32nd) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (58th). Kawasaki closed the gap thanks to Kazuya Yamamura (84th).
Ten days before the first official meeting of his players (the Champions Trophy, July 31 against Nantes in Tel Aviv), the new coach Christophe Galtier was thus able to test all his holders, aligned from the start except Marco Verratti, who remained on the bench.
They played in front 65,000 spectators in the National stadium, where the opening ceremony and the athletics events of the 2021 Olympic Games took place. Two other meetings are on the program for this pre-season tour of Japan, Saturday against Urawa Red Diamonds in Saitama and on July 25 against at the Gamba Osaka in Osaka.
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