Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of PSG during the French championship Ligue 1 football match between FC Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on August 17, 2025 at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France (Photo by /Sipa USA) Source: SIPA USA / Jean Catuffe/DPPI/IPA Sport 2 / ipa-agency.net//Sipa USA

Germain kicked off their French championship matches this Sunday evening with the closing match of the first day. And despite an undeniable lack of preparation time compared to other Ligue 1 clubs, the Red and Blues won 0-1 against Nantes (see video summary).

A goal from Ballon d’Or nominee Vitinha was the difference between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes in the Ligue 1 champions' opening match of their 2025-26 campaign. Vitinha's hopeful second-half strike took a fortuitous deflection and wrong-footed Nantes goalkeeper Anthony Lopes to break the deadlock in the 67th minute on Sunday.

European champion Paris Saint-Germain is targeting a fifth straight Ligue 1 title and begins its title defense on the road to Nantes this Sunday.

Vitinha broke the deadlock with the aid of a lucky deflection as Paris Saint-Germain began its Ligue 1 title defense with an unconvincing 1-0 win at Nantes.

PSG head coach Luis Enrique was pleased with Illia Zabarnyi’s (22) debut with Les Parisiens. The Ukrainian defender has been given the nod for the first time by the Spaniard for the Champions

The Portuguese midfielder's effort midway through the second half beat goalkeeper Anthony Lopes with the aid of a wicked deflection off Nantes defender Chidozie Awaziem to break the deadlock. PSG were made to work hard for their victory as coach Luis ...

The opening day of the Ligue 1 2025-26 kicks off with an exciting matchup as Nantes host PSG at the Stade de la Beaujoire.