The Sky Blues are poised for a massive test against the Ligue 1 holders <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Reigning A-League champions Sydney FC have all but locked in a pre-season match against PSG to be played in China on July 30.<\/p>\n
The French heavyweights\u00a0were originally scheduled to play Espanyol\u00a0on July 27 with Europa League qualifiers ultimately seeing the Spanish club have to withdraw.<\/p>\n
In come the Sky Blues, who will now travel to Suzhou as part of PSG’s Asia Summer Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Paris-based club will also tackle Inter\u00a0and\u00a0Stade Rennais during their trip to China.<\/p>\n
Sydney FC’s pre-season plans remain relatively unknown though they will learn their opponent for the FFA Cup round of 32 tonight.<\/p>\n
Four of those games are set to be played between\u00a0July 30-31 presenting a potential hurdle to the Sky Blues trip to\u00a0China which the club are yet to officially confirm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Steve Corica’s side won last season’s A-League grand final on penalties against Perth Glory having finished the regular season in second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Sky Blues last high-profile friendly came in July 2017 when they hosted Arsenal at ANZ Stadium with the Premier League club claiming a 2-0 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PSG have made a habit of going to China in pre-season over the past few years and will be bringing their first-team squad with them this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“All the team are very enthusiastic to come back to China,”\u00a0Maxwell Scherrer said in a club statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“This will be the third time for the club, following two successful campaigns in 2014 and 2018.<\/p>\n
“We are especially delighted to discover two cities where Paris Saint-Germain has never played before and to come back here to Shenzhen, a city and a stadium we know from last year.<\/p>\n
“It is a very exciting time. Passion for football is more intense than ever in China and we want to continue to build strong ties with the local fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n