PSG vs Atalanta Preview, Prediction, Possible Lineups and Betting Tips

Atalanta kick-off their Champions League campaign with a trip to French capital, as Ivan Juric’s side face the current champions, PSG, on September 17th and you can find our full preview, prediction, possible lineups and betting tips below.

PSG vs Atalanta Preview

Luis Enrique’s side made history in the UEFA Champions League last season, as PSG won Europe’s biggest prize for the first time in history after thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in the final.

This was the biggest margin of victory for a UCL final and the French side are now looking to retain their title, but come into this match with a host of injury concerns.

Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue returned from international duty with fresh injury concerns, meaning the French duo were absent during PSG’s 2-0 win over Lens on September 14th.

Enrique’s attacking lineup suffered another blow during the victory, as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was forced off after just 30 minutes and will join Dembele and Doue on the sidelines.

Despite these concerns, PSG have made a superb start to the 2025/26 season, picking up the UEFA Supercup against Spurs and winning all four of their Ligue 1 matches so far.

PSG will be looking to bring this league form into Europe as they welcome Atalanta, as Ivan Juric takes charge of his first Champions League fixture as La Dea boss.

The 2024 Europa League champions have made a steady start under Juric in Serie A so far, drawing the opening two matches before picking up a 4-1 victory over Lecce last time out.

Giorgio Scalvini and Nicola Zalewski scored their first goal of the season, while Charles De Ketelaere opened his account with a brace and is helping fill the current hole left by Ademola Lookman.

The Nigerian international has returned to training after going on strike during the summer transfer window, but is reportedly unlikely to feature against PSG.

PSG vs Atalanta Possible Lineups

PSG: Chevalier; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Mbaye, Ramos, Barcola

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, De Roon, Pasalic, Zalewski; De Ketelaere, Maldini; Krstovic

PSG vs Atalanta Prediction

These two sides have only faced off on one occasion in the Champions League, as PSG picked up a 2-1 win over the Italian side during the 2019/20 quarter-finals.

Both PSG and Atalanta have seen major improvements since then, but the Ligue 1 giants come into this match without a single member of their regular front three.

Despite this, we expect Luis Enrique’s side to have enough quality to pick up a comfortable win on the opening day and PSG should use their home advantage to win by two clear goals.

Prediction: PSG 2-0 Atalanta

PSG vs Atalanta Betting Tips

Both Teams To Score (N0): +100

Prior to their 4-1 victory over Lecce, Atalanta had been involved in consecutive 1-1 stalemates in Serie A and looked to be lacking a killer instinct in front of goal.

PSG have kept three clean sheets from their opening four matches, with their only failure coming in a crazy 6-3 victory over Toulouse and the Ligue 1 giants conceded just one goal from the two semi-finals and final last season.

Unbeaten Juventus take on Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and the Bianconeri have conceded as many goals as Atalanta, while scoring just one more – meaning La Dea are firing at a strong level.

Despite this, we believe that the PSG defense will have enough quality to thwart the Atalanta front-line, which could be without Ademola Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca.

PSG vs Atalanta Odds

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