Bathed by the sun and by mild, almost spring-like temperatures, Doha is pervaded by a strange tranquility. At the start of 2025, we are a long way from the excitement that gripped the capital of Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, which is still very present in places. The city of nearly 800,000 inhabitants which welcomed the football world a little over two years ago is hosting this Sunday afternoon (5:30 p.m.) an event of a much more confidential scale with the arrival of PSG and AS Monaco for the Champions Trophy.
Installed for several days in the Persian Gulf, the two teams certainly realized that this meeting awarding the first trophy of the French football season, long delayed, did not really occupy the thoughts of the majority of locals.