Paris - Cerezo Osaka key numbers
History, what's at stake and the keys to the match! Find out the key numbers ahead of the friendly between Paris Saint-Germain and Cerezo Osaka at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
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Only one player who has played for Paris Saint-Germain has played in Osaka: Cameroonian striker Patrick Mboma, for rival club Gamba.
4 players who have played for Paris Saint-Germain have played in the Japanese league: Bernard Allou, Everton Santos, Patrick Mboma and Valdo. Osvaldo Ardiles, Erick Mombaerts and Daniel Sanchez have coached in Japan.
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Cerezo Osaka will become the 6th Japanese club to face the Parisians, after Nagoya Grampus (1995), Kashima Antlers (1995), Kawasaki Frontale (2022), Urawa Red Diamonds (2022) and Gamba Osaka (2022).
This is Paris Saint-Germain's 6th match against a Japanese club, with a record of four wins and just one defeat. The Parisians played three matches on last year's tour of Japan, after taking part in a friendly tournament in 1995 against Nagoya Grampus (0-2) and Kashima Antlers (3-2).
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Paris Saint-Germain discovered Japanese football on 8 October 2000, during a friendly match at the Parc des Princes, almost 23 years ago. The Japanese national team drew 1-1 with the Rouge et Bleu, with Pierre Ducrocq scoring for the Parisians.
Following Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Al Nassr, Paris Saint-Germain are now on a run of 23 friendly matches without a single defeat, dating back to the game they lost to Arsenal (1-5) on 28 July 2018 in Singapore (18 wins and 5 draws). Note: a defeat after a penalty shoot-out is considered a draw.)
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