2020–21 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
2020–21 season
PresidentNasser Al-Khelaifi
Head coachThomas Tuchel
(until 29 December)
Mauricio Pochettino
(from 2 January)
StadiumParc des Princes
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceWinners
Trophée des ChampionsWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kylian Mbappé (27)

All:
Kylian Mbappé (42)
Highest home attendance5,000 vs Marseille
(13 September 2020)
Lowest home attendance3,352 vs Metz
(16 September 2020)
Biggest win6–1 vs Angers
5–0 vs Angers
Biggest defeat0–2 vs Monaco
0–2 vs Manchester City

The 2020–21 season was Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s 48th professional season and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It was the club's 51st season in existence. In addition to the domestic league, Paris Saint-Germain participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Trophée des Champions, and the UEFA Champions League. Following the indefinite suspension of the Coupe de la Ligue, PSG did not compete in the tournament for the first time since 1995. The season covered the period from 24 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The season was the first since 2012–13 without Edinson Cavani, who joined Manchester United, and the first since 2011–12 without Thiago Silva, who departed to Chelsea.

Kits[edit]

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.
Away alt. 2
Third
Fourth
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Costa Rica CRC Keylor Navas
3 DF France FRA Presnel Kimpembe (vice-captain)[1]
4 DF Germany GER Thilo Kehrer
5 DF Brazil BRA Marquinhos (captain)[1]
6 MF Italy ITA Marco Verratti
7 FW France FRA Kylian Mbappé
8 MF Argentina ARG Leandro Paredes
9 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Icardi
10 FW Brazil BRA Neymar
11 MF Argentina ARG Ángel Di María
12 MF Brazil BRA Rafinha
14 DF Spain ESP Juan Bernat
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Portugal POR Danilo Pereira
16 GK Spain ESP Sergio Rico
18 FW Italy ITA Moise Kean (on loan from Everton)
19 MF Spain ESP Pablo Sarabia
20 DF France FRA Layvin Kurzawa
21 MF Spain ESP Ander Herrera
22 DF Senegal SEN Abdou Diallo
23 MF Germany GER Julian Draxler
24 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Florenzi (on loan from Roma)
27 MF Senegal SEN Idrissa Gueye
30 GK France FRA Alexandre Letellier
31 DF France FRA Colin Dagba

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
9 FW Argentina Mauro Icardi Italy Inter Milan €50m[A] 1 July 2020 [2][3]
16 GK Spain Sergio Rico Spain Sevilla €6m 5 September 2020 [4]
24 DF Italy Alessandro Florenzi Italy Roma Loan[B] 11 September 2020 [5][6]
30 GK France Alexandre Letellier Unattached Free 25 September 2020 [7]
18 FW Italy Moise Kean England Everton Loan 4 October 2020 [8]
15 MF Portugal Danilo Pereira Portugal Porto Loan[C] 5 October 2020 [9][10][11]
12 MF Brazil Rafinha Spain Barcelona Free[D] 5 October 2020 [12]

Out[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF France Moussa Sissako Belgium Standard Liège €400k 11 June 2020 [13][14]
DF Belgium Thomas Meunier Germany Borussia Dortmund Free 1 July 2020 [15]
DF France Tanguy Nianzou Germany Bayern Munich Free 1 July 2020 [16]
MF France Adil Aouchiche Released[E] Free 1 July 2020 [17]
FW Uruguay Edinson Cavani Released[F] Free 1 July 2020 [18][19]
MF France Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe France Dijon[G] Loan 6 July 2020 [20]
FW Cameroon Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Released[H] Free 24 August 2020 [21][22][23]
GK Spain Sergio Rico Spain Sevilla Loan return 24 August 2020 [24]
DF Brazil Thiago Silva Released[I] Free 24 August 2020 [21][25]
DF France Loïc Mbe Soh England Nottingham Forest €5m 11 September 2020 [26]
GK France Alphonse Areola England Fulham Loan[G] 9 September 2020 [27]
GK Poland Marcin Bułka Spain Cartagena Loan 28 September 2020 [28]
GK France Garissone Innocent France Caen Loan[G] 2 October 2020 [29]
FW France Arnaud Kalimuendo France Lens Loan[G] 5 October 2020 [30]
FW Spain Jesé Released Free 5 December 2020 [31]
GK Poland Marcin Bułka France Châteauroux Loan 31 January 2021 [32]
MF France Bandiougou Fadiga France Brest Loan[G] 1 February 2021 [33]
  1. ^ Up to €7m in add-ons
  2. ^ €1m loan fee with an option to sign permanently for €9m.
  3. ^ €4m loan fee with an option to sign permanently for €16m. The buy option in his deal was exercised on 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ Up to €3m in add-ons
  5. ^ On 20 July 2020, Aouchiche signed for Saint-Étienne.
  6. ^ On 5 October 2020, Cavani signed for Manchester United.
  7. ^ a b c d e Includes an option to sign permanently.
  8. ^ On 5 October 2020, Choupo-Moting signed for Bayern Munich.
  9. ^ On 28 August 2020, Silva signed for Chelsea.

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 10 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 2nd 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 068.42
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 19 May 2021 Round of 64 Winners 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 083.33
Trophée des Champions 13 January 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 20 October 2020 4 May 2021 Group stage Semi-finals 12 6 1 5 22 15 +7 050.00
Total 57 38 6 13 126 46 +80 066.67

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lille (C) 38 24 11 3 64 23 +41 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[34]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 26 4 8 86 28  +58 82 13 1 5 44 14  +30 13 3 3 42 14  +28

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWWWWWWWLDWLWDWDWWWLWWWLWWLWLWWWWDWW
Position16161587421111113233221133323222122222222
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[35]

10 September 2020 2 Lens 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: Match originally scheduled for 30 August 2020, but postponed due the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the previous season's UEFA Champions League.[36]
13 September 2020 3 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Marseille Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 3,904
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
16 September 2020 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Metz Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 August 2020, but postponed due to Paris Saint-Germain's participation in the knockout phase of the previous season's UEFA Champions League.[37]
20 September 2020 4 Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
27 September 2020 5 Reims 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Reims
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
2 October 2020 6 Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Angers Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 995
Referee: Frank Schneider
16 October 2020 7 Nîmes 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Clément Turpin
24 October 2020 8 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Dijon Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
31 October 2020 9 Nantes 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
7 November 2020 10 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Rennes Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
20 November 2020 11 Monaco 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
28 November 2020 12 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Bordeaux Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
5 December 2020 13 Montpellier 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
13 December 2020 14 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lyon Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
16 December 2020 15 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Lorient Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
20 December 2020 16 Lille 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
23 December 2020 17 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Strasbourg Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
6 January 2021 18 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
9 January 2021 19 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Brest Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
16 January 2021 20 Angers 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
22 January 2021 21 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Montpellier Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
31 January 2021 22 Lorient 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
3 February 2021 23 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Nîmes Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
7 February 2021 24 Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
13 February 2021 25 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nice Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
21 February 2021 26 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Monaco Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
27 February 2021 27 Dijon 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Dijon
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
3 March 2021 28 Bordeaux 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
14 March 2021 29 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Nantes Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
21 March 2021 30 Lyon 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
3 April 2021 31 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lille Paris
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
10 April 2021 32 Strasbourg 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
18 April 2021 33 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 Saint-Étienne Paris
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
24 April 2021 34 Metz 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
1 May 2021 35 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Lens Paris
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 May 2021 36 Rennes 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
16 May 2021 37 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Reims Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
23 May 2021 38 Brest 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Brest
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage

Coupe de France[edit]

10 February 2021 Round of 64 Caen 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Caen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Brest 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Brest
21:10 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
17 March 2021 Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Lille Paris
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
21 April 2021 Quarter-finals Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Angers Paris
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
12 May 2021 Semi-finals Montpellier 2–2
(5–6 p)
Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties
19 May 2021 Final Monaco 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Denis
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier

Trophée des Champions[edit]

13 January 2021 Final Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[38]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RBL MUN IBFK
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[a] Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–2 5–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[a] 2–1 3–2 2–0
3 England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 5–0 4–1
4 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3 0–2 3–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.
20 October 2020 1 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–2 England Manchester United Paris, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
28 October 2020 2 İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 0–2 France Paris Saint-Germain Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
4 November 2020 3 RB Leipzig Germany 2–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
24 November 2020 4 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Germany RB Leipzig Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
2 December 2020 5 Manchester United England 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 638
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
9 December 2020 6 Paris Saint-Germain France 5–1 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Paris, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) and Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Note: İstanbul Başakşehir's assistant manager Pierre Webó was sent off Red card in the 14th minute.
The Paris Saint-Germain v İstanbul Başakşehir match was suspended after 14 minutes on 8 December 2020, with the score 0–0 at the time, as both teams left the pitch in protest after an alleged racist incident by a match official directed at the assistant manager Pierre Webó of İstanbul Başakşehir.[39]
The match was resumed on 9 December 2020, 18:55 CET, with a new team of match officials. Pierre Webó's red card was also rescinded.

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[40]

16 February 2021 First leg Barcelona Spain 1–4 France Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)