46,435 lucky people attended the big PSG banquet at home on Tuesday evening. Wraps in the skylight, exteriors of the silky little net foot, supersonic combinations… There was something for everyone on the lawn of the Parc des Princes. In total, seven goals were scored during this orgy. The biggest attacking recital in the history of PSG has been equaled. We take stock of this match and this qualification for the round of 16 in figures.
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Let’s talk about the club and the PSG institution to start. PSG have not yet secured first place in the group but have guaranteed their presence in February for the round of 16 of the great continental cup. This is the 11th time in a row that the QSI version of the capital team has won its sesame at the end of the chickens. But more eloquent statistics still, it is the 13th qualification in its history at this stage of the competition. Or one more than the Lyon rival, a stronghold of European football in the 2000s. It is also the 10th best total of all countries combined.
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For the third time in its history, PSG have scored seven goals in a match. The two previous ones date back to 2000 against Rosenborg (7-2 with goals from Anelka, Peter Luccin, Laurent Robert and Laurent Leroy) and 2017 against Glasgow (7-1 thanks to doubles from Cavani and Neymar as well as a goal from Mbappé).
The record for the widest score, however, does not belong to the Parisians but to the Phocaeans. Gabi Heinze’s OM went to crush the poor Slovaks of Zilina seven goals to zero on November 3, 2010. André-Pierre Gignac had, that evening, planted a hat-trick.
To be noted among the other river scores of recent times, the demonstrations of AS Monaco in 2003 against Deportivo La Corogne (8-3) and of Olympique Lyonnais in 2004 against Werder Bremen (7-2) and in 2011 against Dynamo Zagreb (7-1).
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The band at Galtier purred for nineteen minutes on Tuesday evening against Haifa before putting the turbo on. Result: four goals at the break. A first since October 3, 2018 against Red Star Belgrade (6-1).
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Lionel Messi is the only player from the five major European leagues to have achieved the double-double at this stage of the season, at least 10 goals and 10 assists in all competitions. He is precisely at 12 achievements and 10 last assists.
