The capital giants eased to a record-extending 14th French top-flight triumph last season, despite often prioritising their European ambitions. Paris Saint-Germain kick off their Ligue 1 campaign as overwhelming favourites to win a sixth successive title, but will have one eye firmly on their bid for a third straight Champions League crown. They start their Ligue 1 campaign against Rennes on Sunday, hoping to make a quick start before the Champions League begins on September 8.
“When the season starts, everyone says the league is easy,” said head coach Luis Enrique.
“Nothing is easy — I don’t recall any easy French league campaigns, at least not in the last three years. Ferran Torres has joined from Barcelona after scoring Spain’s winning goal in the World Cup final, while France left-back Lucas Digne has returned as back-up for Nuno Mendes. They could not hold on to coach Pierre Sage who left for mid-table Premier League club Crystal Palace.
After finally ending their long wait to translate that success to Europe in 2024/25, they backed it up with a second successive Champions League final victory, over Arsenal on penalties in May. PSG comfortably rotated their side in Ligue 1 last term to boost their Champions League hopes and will be expecting to be able to do so again this time around.
