The key numbers: Trophée des Champions
Check out the key numbers ahead of the Trophée des Champions match between Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco, which kicks off at 17:30 CET today at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar.
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3 January 1996, 29 years ago, Paris Saint-Germain won its first ever Trophée des Champions against Nantes. Les Rouge et Bleu prevailed on 6-5 on penalties, after it finished 2-2 in Brest.

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As illustrated by Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-2 win over Monaco in Ligue 1 on 18 December, we should see plenty of goals. Since March 2015, Paris and Monaco have scored 96 goals in 26 competitive matches, at an average of 3.69 per game

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Sunday’s match will be the third Trophée des Champions between Paris and Monaco, with Les Rouge et Bleu winning both previous encounters. Only Paris and Lyon have met more times in the TDC, with four clashes.

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With 9 wins, former Paris midfielder Marco Verratti has won more Trophée des Champions than any other player, ahead of his former teammate and current Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos who has eight and could equal him with another win in Doha.

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Paris Saint-Germain have won the Trophée des Champions a record 12 times. That’s five more than second-placed Lyon (7). Sunday’s clash will be Paris Saint-Germain’s 12th consecutive Trophée des Champions since 2013.

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Edinson Cavani is Paris’ top scorer against Monaco with 15 goals. He is followed by Kylian Mbappé (11 goals), Carlos Bianchi, Angel Di Maria and Neymar Jr (6 goals).

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This year is Paris’ 17th Trophée des Champions, for 12 wins and four defeats in the 16 previous.

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38 players have represented the two clubs: Jimmy Algerino, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Ali Benarbia, Daniel Bernard, Daniel Bravo, Édouard Cissé, Alain Couriol, Éric Cubilier, Omar Da Fonseca, James Debbah, Abdou Diallo, Youri Djorkaeff, Jean-Pierre Dogliani, Louis Floch, Marcelo Gallardo, Franck Gava, Xavier Gravelaine, Bernard Guignedoux, Ludovic Giuly, Thilo Kehrer, Layvin Kurzawa, Yvon Leroux, Mickaël Madar, Kylian Mbappé, Jérémy Ménez, Nenê, Alex Nyarko, Christian Perez, José Karl Pierre-Fanfan, Fabrice Poullain, Jacques Rémond, Bruno Rodriguez, Jean-Louis Rostagni, Jérôme Rothen, Amara Simba, Marco Simone, George Weah and Arthur Zagré.

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A win over Monaco in Doha will see Paris Saint-Germain win the 52nd trophy in the club’s history since it was founded in 1970: 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup, 12 French Ligue 1 championships, 15 Coupe de France, 9 Coupe de la Ligue, 11 Trophée des champions, 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 National championship (ex-Ligue 2).

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Against Monaco, Nuno Mendes could play his 100th competitive match for Paris Saint-Germain.

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Paris Saint-Germain have played Monaco more than any other opposition. On Sunday, they will clash for the 114th time, with Paris winning 35, drawing 30 and losing 48. Next on the list of opponents for Les Rouge et Bleu come Bordeaux and Lyon (110 matches).

Angel Di Maria, Paris-SG - Rennes (2-1), Trophée des Champions, 03/08/2019