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Paris Saint-Germain become the latest European giant to start their International Champions Cup campaign on Saturday, when they come up a potentially tough opponent in Portugal's reigning domestic champions Benfica. Despite rumours linking them both with a move away, both of PSG's best attackers, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Edinson Cavani, could delight the Toronto crowds by putting in an appearance. New goalkeeper Kevin Trapp could also feature after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Benfica head into the game as underdogs, but so far this summer they've managed to hold onto their best players from last season's title-winning campaign. Despite continued interest in Argentine winger Nicolás Gaitán, he's still at the club and could well cause some problems for the PSG defense in this clash. Also keep an eye out for the occasional genius Adel Taarabt, who has joined the club on a free transfer from relegated Premier League club Queens Park Rangers.
Fun Benfica fringe player to watch: Bryan Cristante
AC Milan supporters were left extremely disappointed with the sale of Italian youth international Bryan Cristante to Benfica last summer. He was widely regarded as one of the rossoneri's best Primavera prospects, and impressed when handed opportunities in Serie A. As of yet he hasn't been able to make his mark in Portugal, but he'll be hoping for a breakthrough season.
Fun Paris Saint-Germain fringe player to watch: Adrien Rabiot
From one talented midfielder to another, PSG's Adrien Rabiot has been pursued by other big European clubs for the last couple of seasons, despite having yet cemented his place in Blanc's lineup. As of yet it remains to be seen whether he'll ever cut it at the top tier, but now 20 years old, it shouldn't be long before we find out.
Compared to other friendlies, is this worth my time?
Two big teams but no new signings. There will be better games this pre-season. 5/10.
Match date/time: Saturday, 8:35 p.m. local/ET
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
TV: FOX Sports Plus (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish)
Online: FOX Soccer 2 Go, Watch ESPN (U.S.)