Stats & Facts: A look back at Paris's win away to Nantes
Men's football•
Check out the standout stats and facts from Les Parisiens' 1-0 win over FC Nantes in their opening game of the Ligue 1 season at the Stade de la Beaujoire last night.
A SUCCESSFUL START FOR PARIS…
By beating Nantes 1-0 on Sunday night, Paris Saint-Germain not only kicked off their 2025–2026 Ligue 1 campaign in ideal fashion but also earned their ninth opening-day win in the last 11 seasons, with one draw and one loss otherwise. This is the highest number of Matchday 1 victories across the same time period in the French top flight, ahead of Lyon's, Marseille's and Monaco's shared total of seven wins.
In addition, Luis Enrique's men were able to rely on a solid debut appearance from Illia Zabarnyi, who helped his side to earn a clean sheet as well as their first win of the domestic season. This means that Les Rouge et Bleu have now avoided conceding in eight of their last 11 opening-day fixtures in Ligue 1.
…AND FOR VITI
Yesterday evening, Vitinha captained his side for the very first time since arriving in the French capital and thereby became the eighth different Paris Saint-Germain skipper of the Luis Enrique era as well as the 84th different captain in the club's history.
This new role worked out well for the no. 17, too, as he scored the game's only goal and, as a result, has now been involved in five goals in his last 10 appearances for Paris across all competitions, scoring two and assisting in three. On top of this, the Portugal international took his all-time Ligue 1 goal tally up to 15, having last found the back of the net on 22nd April 2025 against none other than Nantes themselves at La Beaujoire.
