Ligue 1 | Gameweek 15

Dec 15, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Parc des Princes

PSGvs.Lyon

Match preview

Having won just one of their first five games in the new Champions League format, Paris Saint-Germain were in desperate need of maximum points when they travelled to Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday night.

Despite head coach Luis Enrique claiming that his side's performance was worse than the one that led to their defeat at Atletico Madrid in November, Les Parisiens eventually ran out comfortable winners, with goals from Goncalo Ramos, Nuno Mendes and Desire Doue sealing a 3-0 triumph.

PSG remain one point off a top-24 finish in the Champions League ahead of January's clashes with Manchester City and Stuttgart, but their form in France contrasts sharply with their domestic form, where Les Parisiens are on a 14-match unbeaten run at the start of the Ligue 1 campaign.

However, Enrique will be frustrated by his side's inability to take maximum points from their last two top-flight games, with the French champions holding Nantes to a 1-1 draw at home on 30 November before playing out a goalless draw at Auxerre last Friday night.

Five points clear of second-placed Marseille at the top of Ligue 1, PSG are on course to retain their French crown despite the summer departure of club legend Kylian Mbappe, with the likes of Bradley Barcola stepping up in attack.