2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain

2011–12 season
President	Robin Leproux (until 13 July 2011) Benoît Rousseau (until 7 October 2011) Nasser Al-Khelaifi (from 7 October 2011)
Head coach	Antoine Kombouaré (until 30 December 2011) Carlo Ancelotti (from 30 December 2011)
Stadium	Parc des Princes
Ligue 1	2nd
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Nenê (21) All: Nenê (27)
Average home league attendance	43,005[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2011–12 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 42nd in existence and their 39th in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Europa League.^[2]

Players

Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2011/2012 season.^[3][4]

First-team squad

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  FRA Nicolas Douchez 2 DF  BRA Ceará 3 DF  FRA Mamadou Sakho (captain) 4 DF  SRB Milan Biševac 5 DF  CIV Siaka Tiéné 6 DF  FRA Zoumana Camara 7 MF  FRA Jérémy Ménez 8 FW  FRA Péguy Luyindula 9 FW  FRA Guillaume Hoarau 10 MF  BRA Nenê 12 MF  FRA Mathieu Bodmer 13 DF  BRA Alex 14 MF  FRA Blaise Matuidi 15 DF  URU Diego Lugano

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Alphonse Areola 17 DF  BRA Maxwell 18 FW  FRA Loris Arnaud 19 FW  FRA Kevin Gameiro 20 MF  FRA Clément Chantôme 22 DF  FRA Sylvain Armand 23 MF  MLI Mohamed Sissoko 25 FW  FRA Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 26 DF  FRA Christophe Jallet 27 MF  ARG Javier Pastore 28 MF  ITA Thiago Motta 29 MF  COD Neeskens Kebano 30 GK  ITA Salvatore Sirigu 40 GK  FRA Ronan Le Crom

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Granddi Ngoyi (at Nantes) — FW  BRA Éverton Santos (at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  HAI Jean-Eudes Maurice (at Lens) — DF  FRA Loïck Landre (at Clermont)

Transfers in

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Nicolas Douchez (from Rennes) (free) — FW  FRA Kevin Gameiro (from Lorient) (€11 million) — DF  SRB Milan Biševac (from Valenciennes) (undisclosed) — MF  FRA Jérémy Ménez (from Roma) (€8 million) — MF  FRA Blaise Matuidi (from Saint-Étienne) (€7.5 million) — MF  MLI Mohamed Sissoko (from Juventus) (€7 million) — GK  ITA Salvatore Sirigu (from Palermo) (€3.895 million)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARG Javier Pastore (from Palermo) (€39.8 million) — DF  URU Diego Lugano (from Fenerbahçe) (€3 million) — DF  BRA Maxwell (from Barcelona) (€3.5 million) — GK  FRA Ronan Le Crom (free agent) — DF  BRA Alex (from Chelsea) (£4.2 million) — MF  ITA Thiago Motta (from Internazionale) (€10 million)

Transfers out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Claude Makélélé (retired) — GK  FRA Grégory Coupet (retired) — GK  ARM Apoula Edel (to Hapoel Tel Aviv) — DF  MLI Sammy Traoré (free agent) — FW  FRA Ludovic Giuly (to Monaco)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Younousse Sankharé (to Dijon) — DF  FRA Tripy Makonda (to Brest) — MF  FRA Jérémy Clément (to Saint-Étienne) — FW  TUR Mevlüt Erdinç (to Rennes)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
17	DM		Granddi Ngoyi	23	EU	Brest	Loan Return	Summer	2013
18	FW		Loris Arnaud	24	EU	Angers	Loan Return	Summer	2012
27	LW		Younousse Sankharé	21	EU	Dijon	Loan Return	Summer	2012
1	GK		Nicolas Douchez	31	EU	Rennes	Signed	Summer	2014	Free
19	FW		Kevin Gameiro	24	EU	Lorient	Signed	Summer	2015	€11M
28	CB		Loïck Landre	19	EU	Youth system	Signed Pro	Summer	2014
25	FW		Jean-Christophe Bahebeck	18	EU	Youth system	Signed Pro	Summer	2014
29	AM		Neeskens Kebano	19	EU	Youth system	Signed Pro	Summer	2014
4	CB		Milan Biševac	28	Non-EU	Valenciennes	Signed	Summer	2014	€3.2M
7	RW		Jérémy Ménez	24	EU	Roma	Signed	Summer	2014	€8M
14	DM		Blaise Matuidi	24	EU	Saint-Étienne	Signed	Summer	2014	€8M
23	DM		Mohamed Sissoko	26	EU	Juventus	Signed	Summer	2014	€7M
30	GK		Salvatore Sirigu	24	EU	Palermo	Signed	Summer	2015	€3.9M
27	AM		Javier Pastore	22	EU	Palermo	Signed	Summer	2016	€42M
15	CB		Diego Lugano	30	EU	Fenerbahçe	Signed	Summer	2014	€3M
17	LB		Maxwell	30	Non-EU	Barcelona	Signed	Winter	2015	€3.5M
40	GK		Ronan Le Crom	37	EU	Free agent	Signed	Winter	2012	Free
13	CB		Alex	29	Non-EU	Chelsea	Signed	Winter	2014	€5M
28	CM		Thiago Motta	29	EU	Internazionale	Signed	Winter	2015	€11.5M

Total spending: €106.1 million.

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
4	DM		Claude Makélélé	38	EU	Retired	Contract Ended	Summer	Retired
1	GK		Grégory Coupet	38	EU	Retired	Contract Ended	Summer	Retired
30	GK		Apoula Edel	25	EU	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Contract Ended	Summer	Free
13	CB		Sammy Traoré	35	EU	Retired	Contract Ended	Summer	Retired
31	AM		Adama Touré	20	Non-EU	Lorient	Contract Ended	Summer	Free
7	RW		Ludovic Giuly	35	EU	Monaco	Contract Ended	Summer	Free
27	RM		Younousse Sankharé	21	EU	Dijon	Transferred	Summer	€0.5M
24	LM		Tripy Makonda	21	EU	Brest	Transferred	Summer	€0.5M
23	DM		Jérémy Clément	27	EU	Saint-Étienne	Transferred	Summer	€1.8M
21	FW		Jean-Eudes Maurice	25	EU	Lens	Loaned	Summer	30.06.2012
17	DM		Granddi Ngoyi	23	EU	Nantes	Loaned	Summer	30.06.2012
28	CB		Loïck Landre	19	EU	Clermont	Loaned	Winter	30.06.2012
11	FW		Mevlüt Erdinç	24	EU	Rennes	Transferred	Winter	€7.5M
19	FW		Éverton Santos	25	Non-EU	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Released	Winter	Free

Total income: €10.3 million.

Expenditure: €95.8 million.

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Nicolas Douchez	44	EU	2011	0	0	2014	Free
2	RB		Ceará	43	Non-EU	2007	161	1	2013	€2.5m
3	CB		Mamadou Sakho (captain)	34	EU	2006	141	5	2014	Youth system
4	CB		Milan Biševac	40	Non-EU	2011	0	0	2014	€4M
5	LM		Siaka Tiéné	42	EU	2010	42	0	2013	€1M
6	CB		Zoumana Camara	45	EU	2007	164	5	2013	€6M
7	AM		Jérémy Ménez	36	EU	2011	0	0	2014	€9M
8	ST		Péguy Luyindula	44	EU	2006	179	37	2012	€2.5M
9	ST		Guillaume Hoarau	40	EU	2008	126	48	2013	€0.5M
10	LW		Nenê	42	EU	2010	51	20	2013	€5.5M
12	CM		Mathieu Bodmer	41	EU	2010	42	10	2013	€2.5M
13	CB		Alex	41	Non-EU	2012	0	0	2014	€5M
14	DM		Blaise Matuidi	37	EU	2011	0	0	2014	€7.5M
15	CB		Diego Lugano	43	EU	2011	0	0	2014	€3M
16	GK		Alphonse Areola	31	EU	2010	0	0	2016	Free
17	LB		Maxwell	42	Non-EU	2012	0	0	2015	€4M
18	ST		Loris Arnaud	37	EU	2007	30	4	2012	Youth system
19	ST		Kevin Gameiro	36	EU	2011	0	0	2015	€11M
20	CM		Clément Chantôme	36	EU	2006	177	8	2015	Youth system
21	CF		Jean-Eudes Maurice	37	EU	2008	50	3	2014	Free
22	LB		Sylvain Armand	43	EU	2004	324	11	2013	€3.5M
23	DM		Mohamed Sissoko	39	EU	2011	0	0	2014	€8M
25	CF		Jean-Christophe Bahebeck	30	EU	2011	13	1	2014	Youth system
26	RB		Christophe Jallet	40	EU	2009	95	6	2015	€2.5M
27	AM		Javier Pastore	34	EU	2011	0	0	2016	€43M
28	DM		Loïck Landre	31	EU	2011	1	0	2014	Youth system
29	AM		Neeskens Kebano	32	EU	2011	7	1	2014	Youth system
30	GK		Salvatore Sirigu	37	EU	2011	0	0	2015	€3.5M
40	GK		Ronan Le Crom	49	EU	2012	0	0	2012	Free
—	RM		Granddi Ngoyi	35	EU	2007	33	0	2013	Youth system
—	CF		Éverton Santos	37	Non-EU	2008	3	0	2012	€2M
—	ST		Mevlüt Erdinç	37	EU	2009	91	28	2014	€9M

Board and staff

Source: PSG.fr

Source: Ligue 1

Friendly matches

Paris Saint-Germain went down to defeat in their clash with Swiss side Sion. Antoine Kombouaré's men were three goals down early in the second-half, although they did recover some pride after Siaka Tiéné and Clément Chantôme both scored late on.^[5] PSG went down to Benfica in the opening match of the Guadiana International Tournament. Under the watchful eye of new sporting director Leonardo, Paris fell behind to an early Óscar Cardozo goal, but equalized soon after when Clément Chantôme's cushioned through ball was brilliantly lobbed home by Nenê. However, in this rematch of last season's Europa League tie, which Benfica won on aggregate, Franco Jara and Javier Saviola both netted after the restart to give the Lisbon club the win once again.^[6] A day after, their second match of the Guadiana International Tournament ended in a draw against Anderlecht. Kevin Gameiro netted his first goal for PSG, only for Lukáš Mareček to equalize for the Belgians.^[7] PSG recorded their first pre-season win, beating English second tier club Brighton & Hove Albion with Nenê making the difference, his goal laid on a plate by new signing Kevin Gameiro.^[8] Opposed to Wacker Innsbruck and Roma in two halves of 45 minutes, Paris clinched the Innsbruck Cup. PSG narrowly defeated the locals and recorded a comfortable triumph over the Italians.^[9] Paris lost to the New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup. Salvatore Sirigu lined up in the PSG goal for the first time and he was beaten by a low shot from Joel Lindpere.^[10] PSG bounced back with a resounding victory over Boca Juniors. Jean-Eudes Maurice, Guillaume Hoarau and Ceará sealed the victory for the nouveau riche at the Emirates Stadium.^[11] Alexandre Pato's fourth-minute goal meant Carlo Ancelotti's reign at PSG started with a loss as Milan beat the capital club in the Dubai Challenge Cup at the Al-Rashid Stadium.^[12]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Match Type	Referee
2011
9 July	Sion	A	3 – 2 Archived 3 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Tiéné 84', Chantôme 89'	2,500	Friendly	Ludovic Gremaud (Switzerland)
15 July	Benfica	A	3 – 1 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Nenê 15'	4,000	Torneio do Guadiana	João Ferreira (Portugal)
16 July	Anderlecht	A	1 – 1 Archived 3 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Gameiro 29'	1,500	Torneio do Guadiana	Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
20 July	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0 – 1 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Nenê 28'	500	Friendly
26 July	Wacker Innsbruck / Roma	A	0 – 4 Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Gameiro 3, 75', Hoarau 47, 77'	3,000	Innsbruck Cup	Gregor Danler (Austria)
30 July	New York Red Bulls	A	1 – 0 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine		12,000	Emirates Cup	Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
31 July	Boca Juniors	A	0 – 3 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Maurice 8', Hoarau 38', Ceará 79'	20,000	Emirates Cup	Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
2012
4 January	Milan	A	1 – 0		10,650	Dubai Challenge Cup	Hassan Abdullah al-Ajmi (Oman)

Competitions

Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain lost their first game of the season at home to Lorient, going down to a goal from Julien Quercia.^[13] Kevin Gameiro's strike had PSG on the brink of their first win of the season at Rennes, but Jonathan Pitroipa salvaged a deserved draw for the hosts.^[14] Nenê scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in Paris Saint-Germain's home win over Valenciennes.^[15] Javier Pastore supplied two assists as PSG battled back from a goal down to win at Toulouse.^[16] A moment of magic from Ligue 1 record signing Javier Pastore ended Brest's unbeaten start to the season at the Parc des Princes.^[17] Javier Pastore's stunning goal helped Paris Saint-Germain battle back from two goals down at Evian to earn a point.^[18] Kevin Gameiro converted the decisive penalty of three as PSG beat Nice at the Parc des Princes.^[19] Paris Saint-Germain were ominously impressive against Montpellier, Javier Pastore scoring twice and Kevin Gameiro once to win at the Stade de la Mosson.^[20] A sublime strike from Javier Pastore – and a late volley from Christophe Jallet – won PSG a thrilling victory over closest rivals Lyon, taking the capital club three points clear atop the table.^[21] A Kevin Gameiro hat-trick ensured Paris Saint-Germain picked up a win at Ajaccio.^[22] Two goals from Brazilian winger Nenê were enough for PSG to clinch a win over a valiant Dijon side.^[23] Nenê was the inspiration as league leaders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Caen and record their sixth straight league win.^[24] Mohamed Sissoko gave PSG the lead at Bordeaux, but Yoan Gouffran's goal meant it finished tied.^[25] Nancy threw the French title race wide open after stunning leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the capital.^[26]

Marseille took the clasico honours to condemn Paris Saint-Germain to a second straight league defeat, leaving Montpellier three points clear at the top.^[27] Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways beating Auxerre after a thrilling second half at the Parc des Princes.^[28] Kevin Gameiro's first goal in seven league matches proved enough for Paris Saint-Germain to beat Sochaux.^[29] Paris Saint-Germain and Lille cancelled each other out at the Parc des Princes in a goalless draw.^[30] Mathieu Bodmer headed the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain won at Saint-Étienne to move clear at the top of the table once again.^[31] Nenê scored twice and Javier Pastore netted his first league goal since October as leaders PSG beat Toulouse at the Parc des Princes to give Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start to his Ligue 1 coaching career.^[32] Milan Biševac scored the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest.^[33] Paris Saint-Germain maintained their winning run under Carlo Ancelotti after strikes from Nenê and Kevin Gameiro brought the Parisians back from a goal down to beat Evian at the Parc des Princes.^[34] Carlo Ancelotti's perfect start as coach of Paris Saint-Germain ended after the capital club were held to a goalless draw by an impressive Nice.^[35] A late Guillaume Hoarau strike ensured it finished tied between leaders PSG and second-placed Montpellier.^[36] Guillaume Hoarau salvaged a draw for Paris Saint-Germain at Lyon in Ligue 1's match of the season with a 94th-minute equalizer as the capital club slipped from top spot.^[37] Argentine superstar Javier Pastore marked a return to form with a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain beat Ajaccio to return to the top of the table.^[38]

Kevin Gameiro scored a dramatic injury-time winner as ten-man Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon.^[39] Paris Saint-Germain scored through Christophe Jallet after the regulation 90 minutes for the fourth game running to salvage a draw at Caen.^[40] Paris Saint-Germain missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Ligue 1 table when they were held at home by Bordeaux.^[41] Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first Ligue 1 defeat in 15 outings as Nancy won over the title pretenders.^[42] Paris Saint-Germain centre-half Alex scored the winner as PSG beat Marseille at the Parc des Princes.^[43] Anthony Le Tallec scored a late equaliser to secure a draw for Auxerre against Paris Saint-Germain.^[44] Inspired by a dazzling performance from Nenê, PSG got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a win over relegation-threatened Sochaux.^[45] Eden Hazard was once again outstanding as Lille came from behind to beat ten-man Paris Saint-Germain.^[46] Paris Saint-Germain moved to within three points of leaders Montpellier as Nenê and Javier Pastore gave the capital club a win over Saint-Étienne.^[47] PSG came back from two goals down to beat Valenciennes in a thriller in the north of France.^[48] A brilliant hat-trick from Nenê and a magnificent performance from Jérémy Ménez handed Paris Saint-Germain a win against Rennes that keeps them in the title running with a game to spare.^[49] PSG came from behind to beat Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir but the win was not enough for them to win the Ligue 1 title.^[50]

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Position	Referee
2011
6 August	Lorient	H	0 – 1		40,048	15th	Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)
13 August	Rennes	A	1 – 1 Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Gameiro 73'	27,927	13th	Pascal Viléo (Aquitaine)
21 August	Valenciennes	H	2 – 1	Gameiro 39', Nenê 64' (pen.)	35,875	9th	Olivier Thual (Aquitaine)
28 August	Toulouse	A	1 – 3 Archived 15 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine	Gameiro 56', Erdinç 90', Ménez 90+3'	31,122	3rd	Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne)
11 September	Brest	H	1 – 0	Pastore 68'	40,134	4th	Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest)
18 September	Evian	A	2 – 2	Pastore 43', Bodmer 80'	15,162	5th	Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté)
21 September	Nice	H	2 – 1	Nenê 36' (pen.), Gameiro 71' (pen.)	39,081	4th	Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
24 September	Montpellier	A	0 – 3	Gameiro 39', Pastore 43', 80'	24,842	1st	Laurent Duhamel (Normandie)
2 October	Lyon	H	2 – 0	Pastore 64', Jallet 90'	44,450	1st	Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
16 October	Ajaccio	A	1 – 3	Gameiro 2', 50', 53'	8,155	1st	Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne)
23 October	Dijon	H	2 – 0	Nenê 42', 90'	44,071	1st	Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon)
29 October	Caen	H	4 – 2	Nenê 20' (pen.), 76' (pen.), Ménez 55', Pastore 88'	43,812	1st	Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)
6 November	Bordeaux	A	1 – 1	Sissoko 10'	29,496	1st	Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
20 November	Nancy	H	0 – 1		40,199	1st	Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
27 November	Marseille	A	3 – 0		41,512	2nd	Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne)
4 December	Auxerre	H	3 – 2	Jallet 52', Ménez 76', Nenê 80' (pen.)	42,035	2nd	Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)
10 December	Sochaux	A	0 – 1	Gameiro 20'	16,098	2nd	Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)
18 December	Lille	H	0 – 0		45,195	2nd	Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)
21 December	Saint-Étienne	A	0 – 1	Ruffier 32' (o.g.)	25,136	1st	Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest)
2012
14 January	Toulouse	H	3 – 1	Nenê 38', 68', Pastore 56'	44,669	1st	Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes)
28 January	Brest	A	0 – 1	Biševac 6'	14,760	1st	Philippe Kalt (Alsace)
4 February	Evian	H	3 – 1	Nenê 47', 78' (pen.), Gameiro 89'	41,624	1st	Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest)
12 February	Nice	A	0 – 0		12,332	1st	Bartolomeu Varela (Bretagne)
19 February	Montpellier	H	2 – 2	Alex 41', Hoarau 88'	44,398	1st	Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes)
25 February	Lyon	A	4 – 4	Hoarau 21', 90+4', Nenê 45+2' (pen.), Ceará 73'	37,347	2nd	Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie)
4 March	Ajaccio	H	4 – 1	Pastore 27', Ménez 29', Hoarau 86', Nenê 90+2'	44,510	1st	Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon)
11 March	Dijon	A	1 – 2	Tiéné 49', Gameiro 90+1'	14,446	1st	Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)
17 March	Caen	A	2 – 2	Pastore 56', Jallet 90+1'	19,172	1st	Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes)
25 March	Bordeaux	H	1 – 1	Hoarau 81'	44,723	2nd	Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne)
31 March	Nancy	A	2 – 1	Sissoko 50'	18,802	2nd	Laurent Duhamel (Normandie)
8 April	Marseille	H	2 – 1	Ménez 6', Alex 61'	46,252	2nd	Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
15 April	Auxerre	A	1 – 1	Nenê 23'	12,010	2nd	Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardie)
22 April	Sochaux	H	6 – 1	Pastore 6', Motta 25', Ménez 43', Nenê 55', 59', Armand 90+2'	44,366	2nd	Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)
29 April	Lille	A	2 – 1	Pastore 48'	17,262	2nd	Pascal Viléo (Aquitaine)
2 May	Saint-Étienne	H	2 – 0	Nenê 21' (pen.), Pastore 88'	43,961	2nd	Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest)
6 May	Valenciennes	A	3 – 4	Nenê 15', Maxwell 40', Matuidi 45', Ménez 58'	16,914	2nd	Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie)
13 May	Rennes	H	3 – 0	Nenê 47', 58', 65' (pen.)	45,357	2nd	Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes)
20 May	Lorient	A	1 – 2	Pastore 61', Motta 75'	16,529	2nd	Laurent Duhamel (Normandie)

Coupe de France

The draw for the Coupe de France's last 64 was held as France's élite joined the competition. Last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain fared well, being pitted against fifth-division Locminé.^[51] PSG needed a stoppage time strike from Diego Lugano to see off the amateurs from Locminé in what was new coach Carlo Ancelotti's first competitive game in charge. In the draw for the last 32, Paris Saint-Germain were paired against Sablé, another fifth-division team.^[52] Nenê and Kevin Gameiro both scored twice as PSG eased into the last 16 of the French Cup with a big win over fifth tier Sablé. But playmaker Javier Pastore went off injured in the first half.^[53] Paris Saint-Germain went to Dijon in what was a repeat of the sides' meeting in the Coupe de la Ligue last 16 in October. On that occasion, Dijon came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.^[54] PSG had a nervous time as they held off a spirited Dijon side to narrowly win – thanks to a Nenê goal – and reach the quarter-finals.^[55] The draw for the last eight of the French Cup produced the stand-out fixture between eight-times winners Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais.^[56] Lyon inflicted a first defeat of the Ancelotti era on PSG and reached the last four of the French Cup, where they joined Gazélec Ajaccio, who stunned Montpellier, and Rennes, winners over Valenciennes.^[57]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
2012
8 January	Round of 64	Locminé	A	1 – 2	Pastore 53', Lugano 90+3'	15,744	Pascal Viléo (Aquitaine)
20 January	Round of 32	Sablé	A	0 – 4	Nenê 36' (pen.), 90+1', Gameiro 65, 73'	25,000	Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
15 February	Round of 16	Dijon	A	0 – 1	Nenê 15'	9,480	Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)
21 March	Quarter-finals	Lyon	H	1 – 3	Nenê 19' (pen.)	42,175	Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)

Coupe de la Ligue

The draw for the Coupe de la Ligue's round of 16 pitted Dijon playing host to Paris Saint-Germain days after their Week 11 league clash at the Parc des Princes as Ligue 1's six sides competing in Europe entered into the competition.^[58] Dijon, inspired by Brice Jovial, came from two goals down to dump league leaders PSG out of the League Cup thanks to a brilliant win.^[59]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
2011
26 October	Round of 16	Dijon	A	3 – 2	Bahebeck 16', Erdinç 20'	10,115	Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes)

UEFA Europa League

Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain had to face Greek outfit Olympiakos Volou in the UEFA Europa League play-offs over two legs for a place in the group stages.^[60] Olympiakos Volou, however, were excluded from the Europa League for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, with UEFA handing the Greek club a three-season ban from continental competition.^[61] Differdange from Luxembourg replaced Olympiakos Volou.^[62] The UEFA Appeals Body seconded the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Body to exclude Olympiakos Volou from the Europa League competition.^[63] Javier Pastore provided two assists in his debut to help Paris Saint-Germain take a commanding lead into the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie against Differdange.^[64] Paris Saint-Germain never looked in danger of squandering their first-leg lead as they claimed a convincing win over Differdange to take the tie 6-0 on aggregate and advance to the group stages. However, it did take Antoine Kombouaré's star-studded side more than an hour to break down the Luxembourgish outfit, but Nenê's spectacular strike from distance was worth the wait.^[65] Paris Saint-Germain were top seeds for the draw in Monaco and were placed in a testing Group F alongside Athletic Bilbao, Slovan Bratislava and Red Bull Salzburg.^[66]

Paris Saint-Germain produced a classy attacking display to beat Red Bull Salzburg. Nenê, Mathieu Bodmer and Jérémy Ménez all scored to hand their side the perfect Europa League start.^[67] PSG fell to a defeat - their first in 11 matches - away to Athletic Bilbao as Mohamed Sissoko saw red in his first start for the club.^[68] After being reduced to nine men Paris Saint-Germain hung on to secure a potentially vital point thanks to a scoreless draw against Slovan Bratislava.^[69] Javier Pastore's lone strike was enough to secure Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win over a tenacious Slovan Bratislava side at the Parc des Princes and reassert the capital club's claim on a qualifying spot for the knockout rounds of the Europa League.^[70] Paris Saint-Germain were outplayed by Red Bull Salzburg and had to win against Athletic Bilbao - and hope that Salzburg didn't beat Slovan Bratislava - if they were to book a place in the Europa League's last 16.^[71] Paris Saint-Germain produced a late surge to beat Athletic Bilbao, but their Europa League qualification hopes were dashed after rivals Red Bull Salzburg beat Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia.^[72]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
2011
18 August	Play-off Round	Differdange	A	0 – 4	Gameiro 17', Bahebeck 71', Ceará 90', Ménez 90+1'	6,153	Matej Jug (Slovenia)
25 August	Play-off Round	Differdange	H	2 – 0	Nenê 65', Afoun 79' (o.g.)	15,194	Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
15 September	Group Stage	Red Bull Salzburg	H	3 – 1	Nenê 35' (pen.), Bodmer 44', Ménez 67'	23,039	Luca Banti (Italy)
29 September	Group Stage	Athletic Bilbao	A	2 – 0		23,487	Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
20 October	Group Stage	Slovan Bratislava	A	0 – 0		7,238	Lee Probert (England)
3 November	Group Stage	Slovan Bratislava	H	1 – 0	Pastore 63'	32,046	Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
1 December	Group Stage	Red Bull Salzburg	A	2 – 0		8,304	Liran Liany (Israel)
14 December	Group Stage	Athletic Bilbao	H	4 – 2	Pastore 21', Bodmer 41', Pérez 85' (o.g.), Hoarau 90' (pen.)	37,114	Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Appearances and goals

Only Paris Saint-Germain players with at least one appearance in a competitive match with the first team during the season.^[73]

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total			Ligue 1			Coupe de France			Coupe de la Ligue			UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
1		GK	Nicolas Douchez	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
30		GK	Salvatore Sirigu	41	0	0	38	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2		DF	Ceará	36	2	0	24	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0
3		DF	Mamadou Sakho	26	0	0	22	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
4		DF	Milan Biševac	25	1	1	19	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6		DF	Zoumana Camara	28	0	0	19	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
13		DF	Alex	16	2	0	15	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		DF	Diego Lugano	21	1	0	12	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
17		DF	Maxwell	15	1	0	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		DF	Sylvain Armand	31	1	2	22	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
26		DF	Christophe Jallet	44	3	5	33	3	5	4	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5		MF	Siaka Tiéné	29	1	2	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7		MF	Jérémy Ménez	42	9	16	33	7	13	3	0	1	1	0	1	5	2	1
10		MF	Nenê	47	27	14	35	21	10	4	4	2	1	0	0	7	2	2
12		MF	Mathieu Bodmer	42	3	2	31	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	0
14		MF	Blaise Matuidi	35	1	1	29	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
17		MF	Granddi Ngoyi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20		MF	Clément Chantôme	21	0	2	15	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
23		MF	Mohamed Sissoko	30	2	1	25	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
27		MF	Javier Pastore	43	16	8	33	13	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	2
28		MF	Thiago Motta	16	2	0	14	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		MF	Neeskens Kebano	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9		FW	Guillaume Hoarau	26	6	3	20	5	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
11		FW	Mevlüt Erdinç	19	2	3	11	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	1
19		FW	Kevin Gameiro	45	14	2	34	11	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	7	1	0
21		FW	Jean-Eudes Maurice	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
25		FW	Jean-Christophe Bahebeck	15	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	1	1

References

External links

Official websites

• PSG.fr – Site officiel
• Paris Saint-Germain Archived 26 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine at LFP
• Paris Saint-Germain at UEFA
• Paris Saint-Germain at FIFA