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Inter vs PSG tickets sold out as French club begins training in Doha

Published: 29 Dec 2015 - 02:02 am | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 10:44 pm
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Doha: Stars of Inter Milan and PSG will be playing to a full house at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium, home of QSL side Al Sadd tomorrow. 
The match, will conclude both sides winter training camps will come after intensive training in Doha, Qatar.
15,000 fans are set to pack out the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium, reminiscent of scenes last year when Juventus entertained Napoli in the Italian Super Coppa final.
Match organisers are eager to stress the importance of fans arriving early to get the best seat possible before kick-off. 
The ground will be open for spectators from 5:30pm it is highly advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment in not getting the seat you want to enjoy this game between two of Europe’s biggest sides.
The sellout fixture is set to pull in fans from around the GCC in anticipation of the match against two sides who are currently topping their domestic leagues.
PSG currently have a handsome 19 point lead at the top Ligue 1, they will be using their winter tour to focus on taking on Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Whilst for Inter Milan, they have a slender one point lead in Serie A going into the winter break. 
They will be using the warm weather training facilities in Qatar to rally ahead of the second half of the season. The Nerazzurri are fighting on two fronts domestically, and will be looking to secure their first scudetto trophy since the 2009/2010 season.
It promises to be an entertaining battle between two table-topping sides when Inter Milan face PSG on Wednesday the 30th of December at the Sold Out Hassim Bin Hamad stadium.
Meanwhile, PSG started training at their winter camp currently convened in Doha in preparation for their friendly match against Inter Milan.
Once the PSG arrived in Doha on Sunday, the team had their first training session at 10:00 pm in Aspire with the participation of all players on top of which the Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The main training session was led by the team head coach Laurent Blanc, ahead of double training sessions on Monday. A further eight players from South America will join up with the squad, including summer signing Angel Di Maria.
The winter tour will conclude with a friendly match against Inter Milan, something that head coach Laurent Blanc is looking forward to “The match against Inter will be a way of rounding off three days of intense work in style.”
PSG currently have a handsome 19 point lead at the top Ligue 1, and will be using their winter tour to focus a busy second part of the season, including a match aginst current Premier League champions Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League. 

The Peninsula