DECRYPTION – PSG won this Sunday, thanks to the defeat of Monaco in Lyon, their 12th French champion title. The highlights of the Parisian season.
0 – Still undefeated away from home in Ligue 1, PSG, crowned champion the day after their draw against Le Havre (3-3), could achieve an unprecedented performance: no team has finished without defeat on the road in all of history of the French championship. Gigio Donnarumma and company still have to travel to Nice (May 15) and Metz (May 19), their last two matches in L1.
1 – PSG have never finished with less than two defeats in L1, that was during the 2015-16 season. Luis Enrique’s players have the opportunity to write history by continuing on this path, having only lost once in the league so far, in mid-September, at the Parc des Princes, against Nice. (2-3). Moreover, only one team ended up with a defeat on the clock in the league, it was Jean-Claude Suadeau’s FC Nantes, in 1994-95.
1 – The number of minutes given to Layvin Kurzawa this season. The person concerned is at the end of the contract. This time, he will have no choice but to really try to relaunch himself elsewhere. If he really wants it elsewhere…
Layvin Kurzawa is French men’s and women’s champion. Frédéric Chambert / Frederic Chambert / Panoramic
3 – This is only the second time in its history that PSG has won three French championship titles after the 2014-16 period, under Laurent Blanc.
3 – PSG has only remained silent against the opposing cages three times during the 2023-24 L1 season, against Lorient on the first day (0-0), on the ground of the red lantern Clermontoise (0-0 ) and Monaco (0-0).
3 – This is also the number of players launched into the deep end by Luis Enrique, titis Senny Mayulu, Yoram Zague and Ethan Mbappé, all aged 17. The first named will quickly sign his first professional contract.
8 – With 8 assists, Ousmane Dembélé is the best passer in Ligue 1, ahead of a certain Kylian Mbappé (7).
9 – PSG have managed to keep clean sheets in nine of their 31 matches.
9 – Already crowned French champion in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 with Paris Saint-Germain, Marquinhos adds a ninth line to his record. He joins the most successful player in the history of the French championship, a certain Marco Verratti, transferred last summer. Remember that “Marqui” recently erased Jean-Marc Pilorget from the shelves, becoming the most capped player in the history of PSG (438 matches).
Marquinhos joins Marco Verratti in the history of the French championship. Michael Baucher / Michael Baucher / Panoramic
12 – PSG is celebrating its 12th league title, the 10th since the start of the QSI era. As in the Coupe de France (14), the Coupe de la Ligue (9) and the Champions Trophy (12), the capital club is the most successful in the French championship, ahead of AS Saint-Etienne (10) , Marseille (9), Monaco and Nantes (8).
12 – It was also the day on which Paris Saint-Germain took the reins in the league this season, after Rennes, Monaco, Brest and Nice.
14 – Although not very dangerous from afar in recent years, the Parisians have scored 14 goals from outside the penalty area since the start of the season. Nobody does better in the five major European championships.
22 – PSG remains on 22 matches without defeat away from its bases in the French championship. National record and current series.
26 – With 26 goals, Kylian Mbappé is the top scorer in the French championship. More or less a third of Parisian goals in Ligue 1. The best, by far… Note that “KM” has scored 43 goals in all competitions, his best career season. It is not finished. He still needs seven to equal the record of a PSG player over a season, namely Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2015-16). Gonçalo Ramos is the only other Parisian to have reached the 10-goal mark in Ligue 1 2023-24 (11).
Kylian Mbappé celebrating a goal, routine. Stephane Mahe / REUTERS
50 – With this title of champion of France, PSG has 50 trophies in total, including 32 since the takeover of QSI in 2011. Golden age.
65 – PSG averages 65% possession over the season. The Luis Enrique effect.
70 – PSG has a total of 70 points after 31 days of the championship. 12 more than Monaco, second in the Ligue 1 standings.
76 – Luis Enrique’s players present the best attack in the 2023-24 vintage championship, but not the best defense. With 29 goals conceded, they are only third, behind Nice (25) and Lille (27).
