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

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

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

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