As Arsenal put together for his or her Champions League semi-final first leg towards Paris Saint-Germain, their opponents arrive on an historic excessive.
PSG’s 1-1 draw away to Nantes this week not solely preserved their unbeaten home run for the season but in addition set a brand new report for the longest away unbeaten streak in Europe’s prime leagues.
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Luis Enrique’s facet have now gone 39 Ligue 1 matches with out defeat away from dwelling, surpassing AC Milan’s 38-game run in Serie A from 1991 to 1993.
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Talking after the match, Enrique stated: “Right now is a special occasion for us, beating AC Milan’s report. I congratulate my gamers for that.”
A primary-half strike from Vitinha regarded to have secured all three factors for PSG earlier than Douglas Augusto equalised for Nantes with six minutes left to play.
Substitute Gonçalo Ramos almost discovered a winner in stoppage time, however his header struck the crossbar.
PSG are unbeaten in Ligue 1 since Might 2024 and are actually simply 4 matches away from turning into the primary workforce to finish a full French top-flight season and not using a loss.
The present report was set by Nantes within the 1994/95 marketing campaign, after they went 32 video games unbeaten earlier than a single late defeat.
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The draw, nevertheless, did little to change PSG’s home place. They’ve already secured a fourth consecutive league title however nonetheless have a recreation towards Good on Friday earlier than they will flip their full consideration to the Emirates, the place Mikel Arteta’s facet await.
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, have the weekend off from Premier League responsibility, which means their build-up will likely be targeted solely on the Champions League conflict.
For PSG, they continue to be unbeaten in Ligue 1, however the knockout rounds of Europe supply a unique sort of check and Arsenal have already proven they’re greater than able to dismantling elite opposition.