PSG vs Nantes

New PSG manager Christophe Galtier makes his competitive debut with the French giants as they take on Nantes in the Trophee des Champions on Sunday.

The Canaries will open the Ligue 1 season at Angers on Aug. 7 after finishing in ninth place in 2021/22, 31 points behind league champions PSG. Sun, July 31 Sun, July 31 Sun, July 31 En route to the Coupe de France title, Nantes' fourth in club history, they earned four shutouts in five matches and survived two penalty kick shootouts — in Round of 64 vs. PSG topped the Ligue 1 table last season by a whopping 15 points, while Nantes won an upset-laden Coupe de France.

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and PSG will look to claim their first piece of silverware in the first official match of the 2022/23 season as Les Parisiens ...

The Brazilian pings the crossbar with a header of his own, and the game remains on zeroes. He earned his 10th yellow card in the penultimate match of the Ligue 1 campaign. 35 mins to kickoff: Some transfer news for PSG as Giorginio Wijnaldum, who has been looking for an exit from Parc des Princes this season, could be off to Roma on loan after the two clubs have a breakthrough in negotiations. It fell to the Nigerian off a deflected shot, and his effort was heavily contested by Vitinha. Nantes are matching PSG in midfield, but the attack is disjointed and failing to trouble the PSG back line. PSG grab a critical second goal in the dying moments of the first half. It's all made by Neymar who weaves through the midfield and sends a feed through the middle. Marcus Coco draws a yellow card for a very late trip of Nuno down the left. Galtier looked to have told PSG to wrap things up tactically for the first half, but Neymar wins a silly foul by Sissoko and bags the free-kick strike. The referee has a talk with players of both teams. PSG topped the Ligue 1 table last season by a whopping 15 points, while Nantes won an upset-laden domestic cup, beating Galtier's OGC Nice in the final. With a reputation as a no-nonsense coach, all eyes will be on how PSG's superstars respond to Galtier's philosophy and tactics, and whether they can hit the ground running under their new manager.

Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Nantes 4-0 to claim their 15th Trophee des Champions and deliver an ominous warning to their domestic challengers.

Simply an absurd record for a legendary player not quite ready to head into the autumn of his career. Lionel Messi opened the scoring before Neymar added a second and Sergio Ramos added a third in the second half. The Argentinian weaves through the Nantes defence and looks to just slide his shot beyond Lafont but the French keeper gets down well to deny him. Messi had been at the heart of every PSG attack and on 22 minutes, Neymar drifted in off the left and looked for his ex-Barcelona team mate with a through ball. Nantes: 8 -- Nantes had eight shots against PSG, more than half of which came from inside the box. 57’ GOAL PSG Sergio Ramos makes it 3-0 with a back-heel finish from close range. Only once did a PSG attack break down for lack of numbers, that coming in the final minutes as debutant Nordi Mukiele surged forward on a solo run. The Brazilian spins and shoots just wide. Even at 4-0 up, PSG continued to attack with energy and numbers. When Mbappe returns, he will likely play the same role. Neymar then rounded off the scoring from the penalty spot late on. In the end, PSG had to settle for a 4-0 win, and a trophy to start the new season.