On Saturday, Luis Enrique’s side secured their sixth consecutive away win across all competitions in Angers, highlighting the Rouge et Blues’ strong form in the second half of the season. Better still, the capital club have not conceded a single goal in their last five away games, equalling their best ever run, set between December 2015 and January 2016, and again between September and October 2020.
Beyond these crucial victories at this pivotal stage of the Ligue 1 campaign, the Parisians have been putting on a show in recent weeks. As proof, the Rouge et Bleu have found the back of the net at least three times in their last five top-flight matches. Against Angers, it was Lee Kang-In, Senny Mayulu and Lucas Beraldo who helped Paris score three goals for the 14th time this league season – at least three times more than any other team.
At kick-off of this clash against Angers, Luis Enrique made seven changes to his starting eleven, matching his highest number of changes this season. Further proof that the Spanish coach is making the most of his entire squad, and rightly so! In the absence of his attacking trio of Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué, it was Lee Kang-In and Senny Mayulu in particular who shone at the Stade Raymond Kopa.
Having played a decisive role in all three of Paris’s goals, the two players from the capital club each reached the milestone of 20 goal contributions since the start of last season against Angers. With 12 players having been involved in at least 20 goals during this period, no club in Europe’s top five leagues has more players reaching this milestone than the Parisians.
Setting up Paris’s second goal, scored by Senny Mayulu, Lucas Beraldo delivered his first assist in the Rouge et Bleu shirt on Saturday. Playing in midfield, the defender put in another top-class performance just days after proving crucial against Nantes. Having provided six passes leading to a shot against Angers, the capital club’s number 4 demonstrated his technical range and played a major role in this latest vital victory in the title race.