Paris Saint-Germain will look to continue their winning streak in the 2015 International Champions Cup (ICC) on Saturday taking on Chelsea who are trying to bounce back from their tournament opener loss.
Les Parisiens are having a great start in the tournament, winning their first two matches against Benfica (3-2) and Fiorentina (4-2) and looking to extend their streak to three games against Chelsea.
Leading the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain in the 2015 ICC is 18-year old striker Jean-Kévin Augustin, who netted a goal each in their victories.
Meanwhile, Chelsea is searching for their first victory after suffering a tournament opener 4-2 loss against Major League Soccer (MLS) club the New York Red Bulls.
Chelsea manager José Mourinho discussed the way they allowed the Red Bulls to score and said in a statement posted on the club website that they were unable to defend well in the second half of the match.
"We cannot concede four goals in 45 minutes against a top team, and we cannot concede four goals in 45 minutes against a team with the young guys from Red Bulls," Mourinho said.
He added, "It was too easy. Every chance they created was a goal and obviously our team in the second half was a very strong team – Terry, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Matic. It was a very strong team so obviously I was disappointed."
Mourinho and Chelsea needs to remain focused since Paris Saint-Germain will be heading to the match with the returning David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani, and Marcos Aoás Corrêa, who is commonly known as Marquinhos. These players will be seeing their first ever pre-season action. The team will also feature new acquisitions Benjamin Stambouli and Kevin Trapp.
But Chelsea will also be having Radamel Falcao, Juan Cuadrado, and Willian Borges da Silva returning for the match.
The match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea will be played at the Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina at 6:00 p.m. EST (11:00 p.m. BST) and will be shown on Fox Soccer 1 (U.S.) and beIN Sports 1 (France). The game can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
