Paris Saint-Germain can go on holiday with peace of mind. His hood is as full as that of Santa Claus. Saturday, the capital club has completed a first half of the season absolutely unconventional. There is, first, that record in the league, with 51 points mid-term, new record for an autumn champion. A balance that clears the 50 points of Olympique Lyonnais in the 2006-2007 season. “ Yes, the record fell, but the mid-term records, this is not what I prefer ” Laurent Blanc commented soberly.
Beyond this most commented record, it is all the PSG campaign proves to the exceptional hour. All competitions, Paris has played 27 matches this season. 19 in Ligue 1, six in the Champions League, which must be added the Champions Trophy and the eighth finals of the League Cup. Record: 22 wins, 4 draws and only one defeat against Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabeu (1-0). Backhand not without consequences since it forced the PSG to finish second in their group C1, but in any case not enough to tarnish the excellent Parisian balance sheet.
The PSG 27 matches this season
| DATE | COMPETITION: | MATCH | RESULTS |
| 1 August | Champions Trophy | PSG – Lyon | Victory (2-0) |
| August 7 | Ligue 1 | Lille-PSG | Victory (0-1) |
| August 16 | Ligue 1 | PSG – Ajaccio | Victory (2-0) |
| August 21 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier PSG | Victory (0-1) |
| August 30 | Ligue 1 | Monaco-PSG | Victory (0-3) |
| September 11 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Bordeaux | No (2-2) |
| September 15 | Champions League | PSG-Malmö | Victory (2-0) |
| September 19 | Ligue 1 | Reims-PSG | No (1-1) |
| September 22 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Guingamp | Victory (3-0) |
| September 26 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Nantes | Victory (1-4) |
| September 30 | Champions League | Donetsk-PSG | Victory (0-3) |
| October 4 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Marseille | Victory (2-1) |
| October 17th | Ligue 1 | Bastia-PSG | Victory (0-2) |
| October 21 | Champions League | PSG-Real Madrid | No (0-0) |
| October 25th | Ligue 1 | PSG-Saint-Etienne | Victory (4-1) |
| October 30th | Ligue 1 | Rennes-PSG | Victory (0-1) |
| November 3 | Champions League | Real Madrid-PSG | Loss (1-0) |
| November 7 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Toulouse | Victory (5-0) |
| November 21 | Ligue 1 | Lorient-PSG | Victory (1-2) |
| November 25 | Champions League | Malmö-PSG | Victory (0-5) |
| November 28 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Troyes | Victory (4-1) |
| 1 December | Ligue 1 | Angers-PSG | No (0-0) |
| December 4 | Ligue 1 | Nice PSG | Victory (0-3) |
| December 8 | Champions League | PSG-Donetsk | Victory (2-0) |
| December 13 | Ligue 1 | PSG-Lyon | Victory (5-1) |
| December 16 | League Cup | PSG-Saint-Etienne | Victory (1-0) |
| December 20 | Ligue 1 | Caen PSG | Victory (1-3) |
To stick to the only Ligue 1, the copy of the team Laurent Blanc is simply historical. 16 wins and 3 draws in 19 days. 51 points. About victories and points, a record. Matched in the first case (Lyon 2006-2007). Single in the second. The difficulty will of course stay the course during the phase return. When PSG will focus 100% on its European ambition, as of February, and if only continental adventure extends a little further than the last three years, maybe there he will have waste along the way in Ligue 1.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and PSG at top – AFP
Although, given its enormous margin on a sailing competition in the abyss, this remains unproven. Although comparison is not necessarily right, in 2006-2007, OL had garnered only 31 points from 20th to the 38th day, or very far from his appalling first half of the season. It would be surprising that Paris knows a similar brake application. If he keeps the pace that was hers at these games go, the triple champion title in France will in any case this season a campaign to enroll in capital letters in the Championship of France guest book. Judge for yourself.
At this rate, will end with Paris …
- 102 points. This would be a first. Never a team has exceeded the 100-point mark in France, even by applying the three points to win every season since the championship in 1932. The record is already owned by the PSG in 2014 with 89 points .
- 32 victories. The record would be sprayed. It is, again, PSG held by 2014 but with “only” 27 wins. Surpass the 30 would be monumental.
- 96 goals. Unable to fetch the record for Racing (118 goals) dating from 1960. But in the modern era, 96 goals, that would be huge. You should know that among the 10 most prolific attack in the history of the championship, all predate 1972! No one has reached the bar 90 goals in a season since OM 45 years ago. With 96 goals, Paris would settle for 4th place in the ranking of the best attacks.
- 0 defeat. THE Maybe that would record the most time. Never a team has completed an undefeated season in France. In England, yes. In Italy too. Same in Germany and Spain. But never in France. FC Nantes in 1995, with its small defeat in 38 days, remains the reference point, but it is fragile.
- 78. With a difference of midterm +39 (48 goals for, 9 against), Paris Saint-Germain is never seen on bases. 39 is a difference of late-season goals for a champion, not for an autumn … The record champion? Reims, with 63 in 1960. The Parisians are in an excellent position to improve that mark, and it very significantly. In 2014, they finished at 61, close to the record.
- 18 goals conceded. And a record of more in the viewfinder. With 23 goals in 2014, Paris had already touched the mark of Olympique de Marseille in 1992 (21 goals taken). But the iron defense of the great Om Mozer, Boli, Di Meco or Casoni is clearly threatened.
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