French Ligue 1

FT Friday, January 23, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain WWLWL 1
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AJ Auxerre WLLLL 0
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Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps · 17,254 att.

Match Report

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Late Bradley Barcola strike sends PSG top of Ligue 1

Bradley Barcola spared Paris Saint-Germain's blushes as he fired the champions to the top of Ligue 1 in a hard-fought 1-0 victory at lowly Auxerre.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
7
69.3
Possession
30.7
16
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
623
Accurate Passes
234
692
Passes
303
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
50
22
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
24
15
Clearances
24

Head to Head

PSG leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AUX · 5-4-1

  1. 16Donovan LéonG
  2. 20Sinaly DiomandeCD
  3. 92Clément AkpaCD-L
  4. 29Marvin SenayaCD-R
  5. 14Gideon MensahLB
  6. 27Lamine SyRB
  7. 17Oussama El AzzouziCM-L
  8. 5Kévin DanoisCM-R
  9. 19Danny NamasoLM
  10. 8Naouirou AhamadaRM
  11. 10Lassine SinayokoF

Substitutes

  1. 7Josué CasimirSUB
  2. 18Assane DiousséSUB
  3. 34Rudy MatondoSUB
  4. 9Sékou MaraSUB
  5. 21Lasso CoulibalySUB
  6. 22Fredrik OppegardSUB
  7. 40Théo De PercinSUB
  8. 28Romain FaivreSUB
  9. 42Elisha OwusuSUB

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 30Lucas ChevalierG
  2. 4Lucas BeraldoCD-L
  3. 6Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 24Senny MayuluLM
  8. 49Ibrahim MbayeRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Ousmane DembéléSUB
  2. 45Noah NsokiSUB
  3. 14Désiré DouéSUB
  4. 89Renato MarinSUB
  5. 60Martin JamesSUB
  6. 51Willian PachoSUB
  7. 5MarquinhosSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Auxerre. Rudy Matondo replaces Naouirou Ahamada.
  2. 61' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
  3. 62' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  4. 72' Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 79' Goal! Auxerre 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball following a fast break.
  6. 85' Substitution, Auxerre. Elisha Owusu replaces Sinaly Diomandé.
  7. 85' Substitution, Auxerre. Romain Faivre replaces Lamine Sy.
  8. 90' Substitution, Auxerre. Lasso Coulibaly replaces Kévin Danois.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Auxerre. Sékou Mara replaces Danny Namaso.

Ligue 1 News

All news
ESPN ESPN News Services PSG beat Lyon in rescheduled match to top Ligue 1 Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts both came off the bench to score late goals as Paris Saint-Germain moved top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Lyon on Monday. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: PSG eye Man United wonderkid Gabriel Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly looking to sign young talent JJ Gabriel from Manchester United. Transfer Talk has the latest. ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that? News PA Luis Enrique: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will be back stronger for PSG after ACL injury Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique says winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will come back stronger after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.