Istanbul (AFP)

After crunching the Madrid ogre, will PSG succeed in "air conditioning" one of the hottest stadiums in Europe? Paris, ideally launched in the Champions League, wants to confirm its dream debut on Tuesday (21:00 / 19:00 GMT) in the Galatasaray lair of Istanbul, in a climate as hostile as hot.

"Welcome to hell!": The message of intimidation, relayed before the kick-off by several groups of Istanbul supporters on social networks, is just one example of the immense fervor awaiting them. Parisian players. Especially since the reunion between the two teams wake up a distant dispute.

In 2001, the last PSG-Galatasaray was marked by serious clashes between supporters of both sides in the stands of the Parc des Princes ... More than 50,000 orange-red supporters are ready to ignite the cauldron located in the business district of Sariyer, against only 800 expected Parisian ultras.

"We know this stadium, these fans, they are very passionate.The atmosphere will be very hot against us.It must think of our team and forget everything there is outside," warned the Paris captain Thiago Silva, Monday at the pre-match press conference.

If they undeniably hit the spirits by outperforming Real Madrid (3-0) on the first day, the Parisians are now condemned to maintain the level of play displayed at the Parc des Princes to hope to tame the club Istanbul in its incandescent lair , where they always lost.

"Things are more difficult now, there is no 3-0, the match against Real is over! Some may think: + They won against Madrid, now they will win against Galatasaray ... + but this It's not like that, we must always start again and demonstrate the same quality, hunger, mentality, "said Paris coach Thomas Tuchel.

- Mbappé alternate, Icardi holder -

To succeed in getting the first European success of PSG against an Istanbul club, the German technician decided to remain cautious leaving Kylian Mbappé on the bench at kickoff, in favor of rookie Mauro Icardi.

In the jersey of the French team, the first trip of "KM" on Turkish soil, last June in Konya, ended with a stinging 2-0 defeat ...

Scarred by this episode, the Parisian star has already given a glimpse of his appetite for revenge, honed by his five weeks of absence on injury and his loss against Real, when he returned to competition against Bordeaux (1-0) Saturday in Ligue 1.

Barely ten minutes after coming into play, "KM" was indeed decisive in offering the goal of the victory to Neymar.

Good news for the Parisian coach, who will not be able to reconstruct his star trident against Galatasaray: "Ney" must serve his last match of suspension in C1, while Edinson Cavani, touched on the right hip a few weeks ago , does not appear in the group.

- Galatasaray the "Francophile" -

The most "Francophile" of Turkish clubs, founded in 1905 by elders of the Francophone high school of Istanbul that bears the same name, will he enjoy many absences?

In an attempt to achieve what Real Zinédine Zidane was unable to do in Paris, the team of Fatih Terim will be able to rely on his recruits "French": the world champion Steven Nzonzi, and especially Radamel Falcao (Monaco) and Jean-Michaël Seri (Nice).

Also with Younès Belhanda (Montpellier) and Mariano (Bordeaux), Galatasaray is aligning from the kickoff four former residents of Ligue 1.

"We have players who played in France, who are of French origin, I expect, to be clear, that they are much quieter against PSG than our other players ... Everyone knows the PSG but they know the French players better than anyone, "hopes Fatih Terim.

Still, the Turkish champion has a disappointing start to the season by only placing in seventh place after six days. Not to mention the European start very mixed against Bruges (0-0).

If successful on the banks of the Bosphorus, Paris will open even more the way to the 8th finals. And the possibility of a return to Istanbul, the host city of the final of the Champions League, at the end of May?

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