The history, the stakes, and the keys to the match! All the facts before the Ligue 1 season kicks off between Paris Saint-Germain and Lorient FC at the Parc des Princes.
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It’s against Lorient at the Parc des Princes on 6 August 2011 that PSG played the first match of the QSI era, winning 1-0.
Only one player has managed to score a hat-trick against the Merlus and his name is Zlatan Ibrahimovic on 20 March 2015 at the Parc des Princes.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Paris Saint-Germain’s leading scorer against Lorient with 8 competitive goals. He’s ahead of Neymar Jr and Miguel Pauleta each of whom have 5 goals.
Last season, Neymar only needed nine minutes to score his first league goal against Clermont (5-0, 6 August 2022).
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Ten players have worn both shirts: Fabrice Abriel, Adil Aouchiche, Grégory Bourillon, Louis Cardiet, Fabrice Fiorèse, Kevin Gameiro, Ludovic Giuly, Christophe Jallet, Patrice Loko, and Stéphane Pédron. Ayman Kari has never played a competitive match for PSG.
Paris and Lorient have faced each other 40 times in official matches with the Parisians’ record reading 23 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses.
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PSG have been in the top flight for 50 consecutive seasons, a landmark in French football history. In the top 5 European leagues (Germany, England, Spain, Italy and France), only nine clubs have done better than the Rouge-et-Bleu: Arsenal, Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Everton, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.
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Paris Saint-Germain put their title back on the line and are on an incredible run by occupying first place 74 consecutive times in the French table, since Matchday 3 of the 2021/22 season.
The goal
Ronaldinho’s freekick on the 30 January 2002
