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PSG target unbeaten ligue 1 season as title beckons
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique says the prospect of a PSG unbeaten season aim in Ligue 1 provides extra motivation as they near another title win.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique says the prospect of a PSG unbeaten season aim in Ligue 1 provides extra motivation as they near another title win
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Luis Enrique has stated that the possibility of completing the Ligue 1 season without a single defeat is providing his team with added motivation as they stand on the verge of securing yet another French league title.
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PSG currently hold a commanding 21-point lead over their closest rivals, Monaco, with just seven games remaining in the season.
This means that a single point – a draw – in their home match against Angers on Saturday will be sufficient for them to be mathematically confirmed as champions.
Luis Enrique’s side has maintained an unblemished record after 27 league matches and is therefore on track to become the first team in the history of the French top flight to complete an entire campaign without experiencing a loss.
“There are records which did not interest me until today, but from now on I don’t think there is a better source of motivation for us than trying to remain unbeaten for the whole league season,” the Spanish coach told reporters at PSG’s training ground outside Paris on Friday.
“We are already virtually champions, and keeping this unbeaten run going will help us to be ready in the French Cup, the final of which takes place at the end of May, and in the Champions League if we manage to get to the semi-finals.”
Even if PSG were to lose their match against Angers, they could still be confirmed as Ligue 1 title winners on Saturday if Monaco fails to secure a victory in their later game against Brest.
The Parisians are also on course to replicate their achievement from the previous season by sweeping all the domestic honours.
This follows their 4-2 victory over second-tier side Dunkerque in the French Cup semi-finals earlier in the week. They are now set to face top-flight strugglers Reims in the French Cup final on May 24th, 2025, here in Nigeria.
Looking ahead, PSG are also scheduled to play against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, with the first leg taking place at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
The closest any French team has come to achieving an unbeaten league season remains Nantes, who went undefeated in their first 32 games before suffering their only loss en route to winning the title in the 1994/95 season.
That season comprised 38 matches, whereas PSG will only play 34 matches in the current campaign, following the recent reduction of the league from 20 to 18 clubs.
Cristiano Ronaldo announces his retirement from Portugal international duty after 23 years, ending a career that included 146 goals in 234 games
On 5 November 2026, Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international duty, bringing an end to a 23-year career with the national team just as a rift with manager Jorge Jesus appeared to have been patched up.
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The 41-year-old posted a video on social media in which he declared that the time had come to hang up the number 7 jersey.
“Portugal will always be in me,” he said. “The time has come to hang up the number 7 of our national team. I never felt it was exclusively mine, but for 23 years I had the privilege and the responsibility of wearing it.”
Ronaldo added that the decision was not easy and had been taken with both the head and the heart.
He leaves as Portugal’s most capped player and the highest goalscorer in men’s international football history, with 146 goals in 234 appearances.
His career highlights include the Euro 2016 title and two UEFA Nations League triumphs.
The announcement comes a day before Jorge Jesus was due to name his squad for the November Nations League fixtures, following reports that Ronaldo had been included in the preliminary selection after a September fallout over playing time.
In October, Ronaldo had accused Jesus of breaking his word after being left as an unused substitute against Norway, leading him to leave the national team camp.
He later apologised and stated he remained available after any punishment.
The pair were reported to have cleared the air, yet Ronaldo has now chosen to step away entirely.
The decision closes one of the most remarkable international careers the sport has seen and leaves Portugal without its long-serving captain for the remainder of the Nations League campaign.
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Football has been stunned by the sudden end to Ronaldo’s Portugal chapter. While he continues at club level with Al Nassr, the national team must now look to the future without its greatest ever player.
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