Key numbers: le Trophée des Champions
History, stakes, and keys to the match. Find out the key figures before the Trophée des Champions kicks off between Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse Football Club on Wednesday 3rd January at 8:45PM at the Parc des Princes.
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On 3rd January 1996, 28 years ago today, Paris Saint-Germain won their first Trophée des Champions against Nantes. The Rouge et Bleu won in Brest after a penalty shoot-out 2-2 (6-5 pens).
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It’s the 7th trophy at stake for Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, after 5 Coupe de France finals (Saint-Etienne 2-2 6-5 on penalties on 15/05/1982, Nantes 3-2 on 11/06/1983, Monaco 0-1 on 08/06/1985, Nantes 3-0 on 12/06/1993, Strasbourg 1-0 on 13/05/1995) and one League Cup final (Bastia 2-0 on 03/05/1995). The record stands at 5 wins and just one defeat.
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With 9 wins, former Parisian midfielder Marco Verratti is the record holder of Trophée des Champions successes, ahead of his former team-mate and captain Marquinhos (7 wins).
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With 9 goals against TFC, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Paris' top scorer against Toulouse. He is ahead of Safet Susic (7 goals), Javier Pastore and Dominique Rocheteau (5 goals), then Ezequiel Lavezzi (4 goals).
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11 wins for Paris in the Trophée des Champions is a French record, ahead of Lyon (7 wins). Paris Saint-Germain will also be taking part in their 11th consecutive Trophée des Champions since 2013.
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Paris Saint-Germain have not lost to Toulouse at the Parc des Princes since 29th October 2008 and have now gone 15 matches unbeaten at home in official matches (14 wins, 1 draw) against the Toulousans.
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It's the 16th appearance in the Champions Trophy for the Parisians, who have won 11 times and lost 4 times.
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19 players have worn the shirt of both clubs: Serge Aurier, Jack Bade, Gilles Brisson, François Calderaro, Bruno Carotti, Clément Chantôme, José Cobos, Omar Da Fonseca, Stéphane Dalmat, Nicolas Douchez, Claude Lowitz, Cédric Pardeilhan, Paulo Cesar, Adrien Rabiot, Christophe Revault, Pierre Reynaud, Dominique Rocheteau, Jean-Luc Sassus and Patrice Ségura.
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If they beat Toulouse, Paris Saint-Germain would win the 49th title in their history, including the following since the club was founded in 1970: 1 European Cup Winners' Cup, 11 French championships, 14 Coupe de France, 9 League Cups, 11 Trophée des Champions, 1 Intertoto Cup, 1 Championnat National (formerly Ligue 2).
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It's the 76th official match between Paris and Toulouse, with the record heavily favouring the Parisians who've won 43, drawn 14, and lost 18.
Alex v. Bordeaux, 03/08/2013
