PSG extends Ligue 1 record, but another streak ends in the same match

Held to a draw in Reims on Saturday evening, Paris Saint-Germain improved their own record of unbeaten away matches in Ligue 1 but saw an incredible streak that started under Christophe Galtier come to an end.

PSG returned with a point from their trip to Reims this Saturday and maintained their position at the top of Ligue 1 after the fifth round, thanks to a better goal difference than Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco, both of whom now also have 13 points, just like Paris.

With the draw in Reims, PSG extended their unbeaten run away in Ligue 1 to 27 consecutive matches without defeat, a streak that began on February 26, 2023, with a convincing 3-0 victory at Marseille. It was last April, following a 4-1 win at Lorient, that PSG broke the previous record, which had belonged to OL since 2006.

The last time PSG lost an away match in Ligue 1 was on February 11, 2023, under Christophe Galtier, when they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Monaco. Since that loss, PSG has not lost another away match in the league and achieved another remarkable feat after that infamous defeat at Monaco: they had never trailed away in Ligue 1.

PSG extends Ligue 1 record, but another streak ends in the same match

This incredible streak, which lasted a total of 26 matches (7 under Galtier, 19 under Luis Enrique), unfortunately, came to an end on Saturday night in Reims, when Japan's Keito Nakamura opened the scoring in the 9th minute before Ousmane Dembele equalised in the 68th minute.

Last season, Luis Enrique's PSG never lost in Ligue 1 nor trailed in an away match, a rare achievement in European football.

Interestingly, it is worth noting that when PSG is trailing away in Ligue 1, they have not won for 11 matches, as highlighted by the X account Stats Foot. The last time PSG won an away match in Ligue 1 after being behind was in November 2021 at Saint-Etienne. Denis Bouanga opened the scoring for the Greens, but PSG went on to win 3-1, including a brace from Marquinhos.