Nantes v PSG: Victory, new centre-backs, Vitinha, highs & lows | OneFootball

This Sunday evening, Paris Saint-Germain won 0-1 (video summary Nantes/PSG) against Nantes in the 1st day of Ligue 1 2025-2026 at the Stade de la Beaujoire. We present to you the tops and flops of this victory.

Tops –

❤️ First match, first win (quiet)

Let's not get it wrong, we're not going to praise the quality of play of this PSG on August 17, 2025. That being said, we must note that preparation or not, PSG is above Nantes and made it known. Without being full, they showed the same ingredients as last year. It just lacks a bit of salt and pepper.

Vitinha

Never put in difficulty, he continues to take out all the balls from his team. For the opponent, it becomes complicated to play against him. Vitinha has taken on an amplitude at PSG that we wouldn't have imagined. As a sentinel, he has taken on his role and plays his part wonderfully, even if he is not yet full either.

Beraldo/Zabarnyi

Beraldo was very good, very calm. Zabarnyi threw a chill at the opponents. First match, he already shows that he will be difficult to put in difficulty. He plays high, he is tough on the man. He reminds a bit of Pacho, with an additional quality with the ball. It's still too early to praise him, but PSG can make a great deal with him.

Flops –

😡 Lee

It's hard to put a big flop on a player like Lee. He doesn't do anything wrong, but he doesn't do many exceptional things. He plays with the ball, but always does the same thing. It's repetitive. He takes few risks and that's annoying for a player in his position. He doesn't bring anything extra, but he's good enough for it to be enough in Ligue 1.

Nantes

We've heard everything about Nantes and its offensive coach. Yet, PSG dominated physically the Nantes players who were a month ahead in preparation. Nantes wanted to start the match with intensity, they intensely retreated to defend low with the entire team. We know, against PSG, this can work, but you need to have an answer offensively. If you play low, you have to try to score on a quick counter-attack. Nantes played the 0/0 (in itself, it's not a great idea) and waited for PSG to capture the ball to play without energy and without ideas to win the match.

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