Digne: PSG have acclimatised in China

The Ligue 1 champions will take on reigning Coupe de France winners Guingamp at the Beijing Worker's Stadium, as the traditional curtain-raiser of the French league season is held abroad for the sixth straight year.

With temperatures expected to remain over 30 degrees at kick-off, which is scheduled for 20:00 local time (13:00 GMT), and humidity to reach a peak of 67 per cent, conditions will certainly test both Ligue 1 clubs.

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