Auxerre v PSG: Barcola savours the win and his goal

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·24 gennaio 2026

Auxerre v PSG: Barcola savours the win and his goal

This Friday, Paris Saint-Germain kicked off the 19th matchday of Ligue 1 by traveling to face AJ Auxerre and secured a 0-1 victory (video highlights here). Bradley Barcola, the 23-year-old Parisian forward, spoke after the match on PSG TV.

Barcola: "I knew that eventually it would go in"

“It was important to win today. We knew that if we didn’t win, things would get complicated afterwards. We played a good match, we played well, we knew we would have at least one good chance to score and that’s what we did tonight, so we’re happy. We know that Auxerre is a very good team, even in the first leg at our place it was tough. But we kept working throughout the match, we kept pushing until we got that chance and in the end, we’re happy. My goal? For my confidence, it’s very good. I had quite a few chances, I knew that eventually it would go in. I never gave up, so I’m very happy!”

A win by the narrowest of margins, but one that feels good for the Parisians who needed to get back to winning ways. It is never easy to play away, especially against a team like AJ Auxerre who are fighting for survival in every match.

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At home, Auxerre tried everything to hold on to a 0-0 result against PSG. They created a few chances that could have punished the Red and Blue, but in the end, it was on the counter that they were caught off guard.

For their part, Luis Enrique’s men managed to secure the essentials by leaving with all three points. It’s a good way to bounce back after the defeat against Sporting Portugal (2-1) and, above all, before hosting Newcastle in the final group match of the Champions League this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.

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