The bags are packed, the flight is boarded and Sydney FC are on their way to face Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and the global superstars of Paris Saint-Germain.
Head Coach Steve Corica jetted out to China with a group of 20 players on Saturday morning, with six new signings joining the Hyundai A-League 2018/19 Champions on the trip.
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New attackers Kosta Barbarouses and Alexander Baumjohann are among the Sky Blues’ travelling party, as is defender Ryan McGowan, who could be in for a busy evening marking Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and company.
Rhyan Grant may be handed the role of curtailing the world’s most expensive player, Brazil striker Neymar, and the Caltex Socceroos right-back believes he is ready for the battle.
.@SydneyFC have flown out to face world football giants @PSG_English this morning. Hear from @RhyanGrant who could come head to head with the world's most expensive player Neymar.#SydneyIsSkyBlue #ComeWithUs pic.twitter.com/6zP3Yk8ytx
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) July 27, 2019
“His talent is out of this world,” Grant told sydneyfc.com
“It would be good to come up against a player of his calibre and all I can do is try my best and see where I stand.
“Even just to be on the same pitch as a player like him will be a great experience.
“We know how good a team they are and that they’re one of the biggest club’s in the world.
“But we’ll put our best foot forward and I think we will do ourselves and Sydney FC proud.”
Corica’s squad are expected to arrive in Suzhou, in Jiangsu province, late on Saturday night ahead of two days of training before Tuesday night’s fixture.
Sydney FC squad to play Paris Saint-Germain
1. Andrew Redmayne
2. Patrick Flottmann
4. Alex Wilkinson
5. Alexander Baumjohann
6. Ryan McGowan
7. Michael Zullo
8. Paulo Retre
9. Adam Le Fondre
10. Milos Ninkovic
11. Kosta Barbarouses
13. Brandon O’Neill
16. Joel King
17. Anthony Caceres
18. Luke Ivanovic
20. Tom Heward-Belle
23. Rhyan Grant
25. Ryan Teague
26. Luke Brattan
27. Jordi Swibel
29. Harry Van Der Saag
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Details
Paris Saint-Germain v Sydney FC
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Venue: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, China
Kick off: 10:00pm AEST
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