Hakimi, Mendes, Vitinha… April in numbers!

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Following an exceptional April featuring seven matches, six wins, let's take a look at the key statistics and highlights that have defined the last few weeks in Paris!

200

Achraf Hakimi has reached a significant milestone in his time at Paris Saint-Germain. During the Parisians’ 3-1 Ligue 1 victory over Toulouse, the Moroccan full-back played his 200th match in all competitions for the Rouge et Bleu, having joined the club in 2021.

The victory over Toulouse was also marked by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s effectiveness. Having provided the assist for Paris’s second goal, the Georgian forward reached the 20-goal-involvement mark this season (12 goals and 8 assists across all competitions).

A few days later, several Parisian players made their mark on the European stage. Vitinha celebrated his 50th Champions League appearance for Paris Saint-Germain in the 2-0 victory over Liverpool at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Scorer of the opening goal, Désiré Doué has now joined the top 10 Parisian goalscorers in the Champions League, with 10 goals to his name.

Meanwhile, Warren Zaïre-Emery continued to make history at a remarkably young age. Against the Reds, the Parisian youngster reached the milestone of 40 Champions League appearances at just 20 years and 31 days, becoming the youngest player to achieve this total, ahead of Jude Bellingham.

A week later at Anfield, Ousmane Dembélé secured another victory for Paris with a brace (0–2), becoming the club’s all-time leading scorer in the Champions League against English sides with six goals. As for Bradley Barcola, he provided the assist for the French international’s second goal, thereby joining the top 15 assist providers in the club’s history across all competitions, with 35 assists to his name.

In fact, the assist providers have been in the spotlight in recent weeks. A few days later, on Matchday 30 of Ligue 1 against Olympique Lyonnais (1-2), Fabian Ruiz set up Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and moved into the top 20 of the club’s all-time assist leaders with no fewer than 25 assists.

600

On a collective level, the Rouge et Bleu have also reached some symbolic milestones. In their 3-0 victory over FC Nantes at the Parc des Princes, the capital club recorded their 600th home win in Ligue 1, whilst also keeping their 700th clean sheet in the top flight.

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On a personal note, Lucas Hernández marked his 100th appearance for Paris Saint-Germain against the Canaris, bringing his tally to 10 trophies won with the Rouge et Bleu. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who scored twice, took advantage of the visit of the Jaune et Vert to pass the 40-goal-involvement mark in a Parisian shirt (24 goals and 16 assists across all competitions).

As April drew to a close, Nuno Mendes was also reaching a number of significant milestones. The Portuguese full-back first made his 100th Ligue 1 appearance during the convincing 3-0 win at Angers, before celebrating his 50th Champions League appearance for Paris Saint-Germain in the spectacular 5-4 victory over Bayern Munich.

It really was a stunning victory in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, during which Achraf Hakimi provided yet another assist for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The Parisian vice-captain thus reached 40 assists in red and blue colours, climbing to 10th place in the all-time rankings of the capital club’s top assist providers.

Damien Mittereau

Hakimi, Mendes, Vitinha… April in numbers!

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