Nantes v PSG: Zabarnyi sends strong message to PSG fans

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·18 de agosto de 2025

Nantes v PSG: Zabarnyi sends strong message to PSG fans

On the occasion of its first championship match, Paris Saint-Germain faced FC Nantes at the end of the first day of Ligue 1 (0-1 video summary here). After this victory, which was his first match at PSG, Ilya Zabarnyi, a 22-year-old Parisian defender who arrived this summer from Bournemouth, spoke to PSG TV.

Zabarnyi "I love the fans, they are incredible!"

"I feel very good. I really enjoyed being on the field today. I was happy to play the whole match and I really enjoyed it. I feel good. I really enjoyed playing with the ball. I stayed focused because they were trying to play on the counter-attack with a low block, so it's quite different. But for me, it was okay, I enjoyed today. I love the fans, they are incredible! They never stop singing, it's amazing. It feels good to hear them."

A victory that feels good for a PSG that has just over a week of training under its belt. This match against Nantes had all the makings of a trap game and it was hard to imagine a dominant PSG in its first championship match.

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But that was ultimately the case as this team finished with an average of 72% possession. A first success that therefore allows to start this new challenge with confidence. A very good match also for Zabarnyi who has just arrived at his new team and who seems already adapted to this new system.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.