2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season explained

Club:Paris Saint-Germain
Season:2018–19
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Thomas Tuchel
Stadium:Parc des Princes
League:Ligue 1
League Result:1st
Cup1:Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:Coupe de la Ligue
Cup2 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup3:Trophée des Champions
Cup3 Result:Winners
Cup4 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Kylian Mbappé (33)
Season Topscorer:
Kylian Mbappé (39)
Highest Attendance:47,647 (vs. Marseille – 17 March 2019)
Lowest Attendance:38,403 (vs. Strasbourg – 23 January 2019)
Average Attendance:46,939
Largest Win:9–0 (vs. Guingamp – 19 January 2019)
Largest Loss:1–5 (vs. Lille – 14 March 2019)
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Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 46th professional season since its creation in 1970, and its 45th consecutive season in the top-flight of French football.

The season was the first since 2010–11 without Thiago Motta, who retired after the 2017–18 season.

Players

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

Squad information

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Transfers

In

For recent transfers see List of French football transfers summer 2018

scope=colPlayerTransferred Fromscope=colFeescope=colDatescope=colSource
7 Monaco€180,000,000[2]
1 JuventusFree transfer[3]
4 Schalke 04€37,000,000[4]
14 Bayern Munich€5,000,000[5]
17 Stoke CityFree transfer[6]
8 Zenit Saint Petersburg€40,000,000[7]

Out

scope=colPlayerTransferred Toscope=col; style="width: 65px;"Feescope=colDatescope=colSource
8RetiredN/A[8]
21End of contractN/A[9]
27 Roma€24,700,000[10]
Celtic€10,300,000[11]
17 Athletic Bilbao€24,000,000[12]
Lille€5,000,000[13]
4 Lokomotiv MoscowLoan[14]
ClermontLoan[15]
15 Valencia€40,000,000[16]
30 Eintracht FrankfurtLoan[17]
18 Real BetisLoan[18]
38 UtrechtN/A[19]
21 CelticLoan[20]
22 Real BetisLoan[21]
29 Bordeaux€5,500,000[22]
33 Red Bull SalzburgUndisclosed[23]
37 NK Istra 1961Loan[24]
19RetiredN/A[25]

Pre-season and friendlies

International Champions Cup

See main article: article and 2018 International Champions Cup.

Competitions

Trophée des Champions

See main article: 2018 Trophée des Champions.

Ligue 1

See main article: article and 2018–19 Ligue 1.

Matches

Coupe de France

See main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France.

Coupe de la Ligue

See main article: article and 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First team - PSG.fr. en.psg.fr. 6 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929193019/https://en.psg.fr/pro/equipe/effectif-staff. 29 September 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: PSG trigger Kylian Mbappe's permanent transfer from Monaco. espn.com. ESPN. 19 February 2018. 24 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Gianluigi Buffon signs with Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint Germain F.C.. 6 July 2018. 6 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180706193638/https://en.psg.fr/news/first-team/gianluigi-buffon-signs-with-paris-saint-germain. 6 July 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Thilo Kehrer set to move to PSG. FC Schalke 04. 12 August 2018. 31 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Juan Bernat signs for Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint Germain F.C.. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting signs with Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint Germain F.C.. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Paris Saint-Germain confirm Leandro Paredes signing from Zenit Saint Petersburg. ESPN. 29 January 2019. 29 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Motta Aims To Become PSG Coach After Retirement. beIN Sports. 8 May 2018. 6 July 2018.
  9. Web site: Hatem Ben Arfa - how ex-Newcastle United's star dream move to PSG turned into a nightmare. chroniclelive.co.uk. The Chronicle. 13 May 2018. 24 August 2020.
  10. Web site: Pastore signs for AS Roma. A.S. Roma. 26 June 2018. 6 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Celtic sign striker Odsonne Edouard for a club record fee of £9m. Sky Sports. 16 June 2018. 6 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Yuri Berchiche, new Athletic player. Athletic Bilbao. 2 July 2018. 6 July 2018.
  13. Web site: Jonathan Ikoné est un Dogue!. Lille OSC. fr. 2 July 2018. 6 July 2018.
  14. Web site: Гжегож Крыховяк перешел в "Локомотив". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. ru. 24 July 2018. 24 July 2018.
  15. Web site: Rémy Descamps prêté au Clermont Foot 63. Clermont Foot. fr. 21 August 2018. 21 August 2018.
  16. Web site: OFICIAL: GONÇALO GUEDES REGRESSA AO VALÊNCIA. A Bola. pt. 27 August 2018. 27 August 2018.
  17. Web site: Trapp joins Eintracht on loan. Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174943/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/trapp-joins-eintracht-on-loan-67023/. dead.
  18. Web site: Giovani Lo Celso loaned to Real Betis. Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018.
  19. Web site: Jean-Christophe Bahebeck transferred to FC Utrecht. Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018.
  20. Web site: Timothy Weah: Celtic secure 'hungry' PSG forward on six-month loan. BBC. 7 January 2019. 8 January 2019.
  21. Web site: Official: Jese joins Real Betis on loan. Marca. 29 January 2019. 6 February 2019.
  22. Web site: PSG youngster Adli joins Bordeaux. Fox Sports Asia. 1 February 2019. 21 February 2019. 1 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065953/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/transfer-news/1034726/psg-youngster-adli-joins-bordeaux/. dead.
  23. Web site: Antoine Bernede joins Red Bull Salzburg. Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. 6 February 2019. 21 April 2019.
  24. Web site: Kévin Rimane loaned to NK Istra 1961. PSG. 8 February 2019. 16 February 2019.
  25. Web site: Paris St-Germain: Lassana Diarra contract terminated. BBC. 21 February 2019. 15 April 2019.