In a battle of two champions, English club Chelsea will meet French team Paris Saint-Germain in a heavyweight 2015 International Champions Cup match at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday.
PSG had been impressive in the friendly tournament so far, beating Portuguese champions Benfica in their opener last week at the BMO Field in Toronto, 3-2, and thrashing Italian club Fiorentina at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on Monday, 4-2, as reported by ESPN.
The Ligue 1 champs gave in two goals apiece in both matches, but their offense allowed them to pick up the wins.
Laurent Blanc's squad was boosted by the three goals in two appearances of the up and coming 18-year-old French striker Jean-Kévin Augustin.
Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović leads Les Parisiens in the absence of team captain Thiago Silva of Brazil and resident striker Edinson Cavani of Uruguay, who are both resting after playing for their respective national teams in the Copa America last month.
The Blues are equally remarkable, winning their last three games going back to a Premier League game versus Sunderland in May, 3-1, then emerging victorious with the same score in two friendly matches against the Thailand All-Stars and Sydney FC, 1-0, via Goal.
Chelsea will open their ICC stint against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena.
The prediction is a tough penalty shootout win by PSG over Chelsea. José Mourinho may not field his best team and Les Rouge-et-Bleu will take advantage of that.
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Begović; Ivanovic, Luís, Cahill, Terry; Fabregas, Matic; Falcao, Loftus-Cheek, Cuadrado; Costa
Paris Saint-Germain starting lineup (4-2-2-2 formation): Trapp; Aurier, Maxwell, van der Wiel, Kimpembe; Rabiot, Matuidi; Ongenda, Moura; Augustin, Ibrahimovic