PSG seven points off Ligue 1 leader after three games, a first under QSI | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain will be seven points behind the Ligue 1 leader after three matches, regardless of the weekend's remaining results. L'Équipe points out that this would be a first under QSI since 2011.

Friday's 1-2 defeat against Monaco left the reigning double European champions in a near-unprecedented position. They have taken only two points from three games, their lowest start since 2011, having opened with a perfect run in four of the past five seasons.

PSG are 12th with six matches left in the round, and could end with their worst placing of the Qatari era. Nice, Lorient, Le Havre and Le Mans can still overtake them. Nice have a goal difference of minus three to PSG's minus one, host the promoted side, and with a draw would be level on points but remain behind.

In the worst case, Paris would finish the weekend 15th, matching their position at this stage in 2020-2021. Back then they had three points, from one win and two defeats, and trailed leaders Saint-Étienne by six.

That campaign was also one of the few since QSI's arrival when the title slipped away, Lille finishing one point ahead. Asked if a repeat could follow, Luis Enrique called the situation huge motivation for his players and the club. He said that, if anyone wanted to bet on the champions, he was ready, and that they would look to cut the seven-point gap as quickly as possible.

Source: L'Équipe

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