Champions League official line-ups: PSG vs. Atalanta | OneFootball

Daniel Maldini and Charles De Ketelaere lead the Atalanta attack in the Champions League opener with a lot of surprises, as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia starts for Paris Saint-Germain.

It kicks off at Parc des Princes at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

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PARMA, ITALY – AUGUST 30: Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta warms up prior to the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and Atalanta BC at Stadio Ennio Tardini on August 30, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)

La Dea had a complete sea change over the summer with the exit of Gian Piero Gasperini after nine years, so Ivan Juric is taking a while to bed in.

After 1-1 draws with Pisa and Parma, they swept Lecce aside 4-1 on Sunday for their first win of the season.

The other big shake-up was the departure of Mateo Retegui to Al-Qadsiyah and the Ademola Lookman saga, where he tried and failed to force a transfer to Inter.

The Nigeria international is still left out over a poor attitude in training, so with Gianluca Scamacca, Ederson, Sead Kolasinac and Mitchel Bakker injured, choices are limited.

Nonetheless, there are a lot of surprises, as Daniel Maldini is preferred to out and out striker Nikola Krstovic, while Nicola Zalewski is benched in favour of youth team player Lorenzo Bernasconi.

The 21-year-old only made his Serie A debut at the weekend and is a product of the Atalanta academy.

Mario Pasalic and summer signing Yunus Musah complete the midfield.

PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 05: Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool (R) tackles Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool FC at Parc des Princes on March 05, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Paris Saint-Germain begin the defence of their Champions League title, which was secured with a 5-0 Final victory over Inter.

Kvaratskhelia limped off during Sunday’s 2-0 win over Lens with a bruised shin, but is passed fit for the starting XI.

Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué picked up injuries on international duty with France, while Kang-in Lee and Lucas Beraldo are not 100 per cent fit either.

Surprisingly, Goncalo Ramos is benched in favour of 19-year-old Senny Mayulu with Bradley Barcola.

Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos and Fabian Ruiz are also former Serie A players.

These clubs crossed paths only once before in the truncated 2020 Champions League quarter-final, when Atalanta were leading until a late collapse for the 2-1 defeat in stoppages.

PSG vs. Atalanta official line-ups

PSG: Chevalier; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Mayulu, Barcola

PSG bench: Safonov, Marin, Zabarnyi, Goncalo Ramos, Lee, L Hernandez, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Kossonou, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, De Roon, Musah, Bernasconi; Pasalic; De Ketelaere, Maldini

Atalanta bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Sulemana, Samardzic, Obric, Camara, Scalvini, Brescianini, Zalewski, Ahanor, Zappacosta, Krstovic

Ref: Schärer (SUI)