The key numbers: Paris-Lyon
All the history, stakes and stats ahead of Sunday’s Ligue 1 fixture with Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc des Princes (8:45pm CET).
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Paris could claim a fourth straight win against OL after victories in the league last season (1-4 in Lyon on 03/09/2023, 4-1 at the Parc des Princes on 21/04/2024) and in the Coupe de France final in Lille (2-1, 25/05/2024). A fourth successive victory would equal the club record set in 1981 to 1983, in 2015-2016 and in 2016 to 2018.
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Kylian Mbappé is the club’s all-time leading scorer against Lyon with 12 goals. He’s ahead Edinson Cavani (9), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (7) and Mustapha Dahleb (6).
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28 players have played for both teams: Bradley Barcola, Hatem Ben Arfa, Milan Bisevac, Mathieu Bodmer, Luc Borrelli, Daniel Bravo, François Brisson, Jérémy Clément, Grégory Coupet, James Debbah, Vikash Dhorasoo, Jean Djorkaeff, Raymond Domenech, Fabrice Fiorèse, Pierre-Alain Frau, Laurent Fournier, Franck Gava, Ludovic Giuly, Pascal Havet, David Hellebuyck, Christophe Jallet, Gérard Lanthier, Patrice Loko, Peguy Luyindula, Florian Maurice, Bruno Ngotty, Jean-Luc Sassus et Daniel Xuereb. Rémy Descamps and Mahamadou Diawara came through the Parisian youth academy but never played a first-team game for the Rouge et Bleu.
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The last goalless draw between the pair came on 24 April 2009, a run of 30 straight matches.
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After Paris Saint-Germain, who have been in Ligue 1 since 1974, Lyon come next with 36 top-flight seasons since promotion in 1989.
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This will be the 36th competitive fixture between the pair since 2011, the most with any club since the arrival of the new owners. The Red-and-Blues’ record reads: 23 wins, 5 draws, 7 defeats.
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Lyon will play their 49th competitive game vs Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Sunday. Only four teams have done so more times: Bordeaux (55 matches), Nantes (54 matches), Marseille (53 matches) and Monaco (52 matches). Les Gones will draw level with Lille (49 matches).
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This will be the 110th competitive meeting between the duo, only Monaco (112) have played Paris Saint-Germain more times. OL will draw level with Bordeaux. Paris’ record reads: 48 wins, 29 draws, 32 defeats.
172
PSG have scored 172 goals against Lyon, a club record, with Saint-Etienne (167) coming next.
4520
It is against Lyon that Paris played in front of its smallest attendance in Ligue 1: 4520 fans at their 2-1 win on 27 May 1980.
Jay Jay Okocha v. Lyon (2-2), 14/10/2001
