Press review: Nantes v PSG, comfortable win with Vitinha and Zabarnyi | OneFootball

This Monday, August 18, the French press (on the sports side) focused on Paris Saint-Germain's victory last night against FC Nantes at the end of the 1st day of Ligue 1 2025-2026. This was marked by a standout performance from Vitinha (25-year-old midfielder) and a good debut from Ilya Zabarnyi (22-year-old defender).

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

Patience was required for this reshuffled PSG, against a very defensive Nantes. We found a match pattern that we know well: Paris has the ball and tries to sting at times, exhausting the opponent over the minutes. The intense pressing was also there and Nantes suffered, despite some good recoveries.

It's interesting to see this philosophy well in place, despite many changes and a preparation that started 10 days earlier. We still saw that there was a bit of explosiveness missing. The changes also did well to bring more quality to the finishing of opportunities.

In any case, Paris has rather succeeded in its entry and can continue to work in all serenity until the reception of Angers on Friday (2nd day). This is also the case for Ilya Zabarnyi, the 22-year-old defender who was very solid for his first match at PSG.

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