00:00Since they last played a Ligue 1 game, Paris Saint-Germain have won the Coupe de France and the Champions League,
00:09reached the Club World Cup final, won the UEFA Super Cup and squeezed in a short break.
00:15Now Luis Enrique's team begin their Ligue 1 title defence here in Nantes against the Canaries
00:21who are looking for lift off this season under a new coach in Luis Castro.
00:26A new coach are not looking for an improvement but they did hold PSG on two occasions last season.
00:37They would happily settle for a draw tonight even if, should they realise that if they are going to beat PSG this might just be the...
00:47Lee Kang in there to deliver this for Paris Saint-Germain, the Korean's ball in is met by the head.
00:58There, Portuguese striker got an injury type equaliser against Tottenham in the UEFA Super Cup.
01:07Plenty of youngsters here, it was still the summer break for the school children in France.
01:17Looking to get the crossing, that will be another corner.
01:21Particularly the clubs lower down the table, not too many of their squads would have been away on international duty at the beginning of June.
01:30So they'll be fully rested and ready to go, not the same for the PSG players.
01:36Now just a bit of a delay here because a firecracker, you can clearly see there, being launched from behind a goal, just in front of where the PSG fans are gathered.
01:46Defending their penalty box well in the opening stages.
02:00Vitinha, who can play again from Vitinha out to Bradley Barcola.
02:05What can the French international winger do here?
02:07Looks to go one way then the other and tries the shot which is an easy save for Anthony Lopez.
02:13Bradley Barcola.
02:18Barcola's shot comes off his teammates, falling for Fabian Ruiz, maybe Ramos can make something of this.
02:25Stays on his feet up against Lopez and looks to chip the non-goalkeeper, it's come off the crossbar.
02:3221 international.
02:34Marcelo Ramos got to that ball before Lopez stayed on his feet.
02:39Some players might have chosen to go down and look to win a penalty and then from the angle.
02:43Well, was it a shot?
02:45Was he just trying to clip across towards the back post in the end?
02:48A touch by Lopez is what Vitinha.
02:54Bancola to Lee and there's the header from Lucas Hernandez.
02:58He's an easy save though for Anthony Lopez to deny the break of the ball but Vitinha with the challenge.
03:05We are going to have four minutes in the end.
03:07There's the half time whistle.
03:08There's the half time whistle.
03:10Well there's the half time whistle after the first 45 minutes.
03:15Still no goals between Nantes and PSG.
03:19Although the Paris Saint-Germain with both attempts but nothing clear about the game.
03:24enough to open the scoreboard.
03:25We'll be right back for the highlights at the moment right here on Mean Sports.
03:31Paris Saint-Germain get us underway in the second half here.
03:37the reigning Liga Champions.
03:53reigning Ligue 1 champions, nil-nil at the moment here in Nantes tonight
04:02they could beat during their magnificent last campaign
04:07hardly put a foot wrong really, 65 matches, two draws against Nantes
04:15not enough to knock them off course on their rampant run to another began title
04:25won 11 of the last 13. Conor again has played short here is Vitinha, might he fancy the shot from
04:31Raine just taking a deflection and it's gone in, Luis Enrique can celebrate Paris Saint-Germain are in front
04:39and the pressure finally pays off
04:48the decision by Luis Enrique to bring on the big guns, helping pile the pressure on the home defense
04:55the ball coming to Vitinha, his shot from the edge of the box taking a crucial deflection on its way
05:03off Awaziem
05:04striking the elbow of the unfortunate Nantes defender, surely has to go down as an own goal
05:13Nantes nil, Paris Saint-Germain won
05:15compatriot, three korean internationals involved in this game tonight, touched by Dewey, Ramos buries it
05:23that should be that, it's not been the most convincing of nights on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 campaign for the reigning champions but was he onside it looks like he might have been just off the flag didn't come up
05:41so that ball was played into the path of Ramos
05:48the VAR team will be checking that
05:50the yellow card is shown to Ashraf Hakimi
06:08for that challenge late into the tackle
06:11Dewey works it out to VAR on the left
06:19slots rolled down as ever, tries the shot straight into the arms of Anthony Lopez
06:24from Napoli midway through last season VAR on the left
06:28Zalbani
06:30coming to Dembele
06:32minutes ticked down
06:34Dembele is a really good ball for Barcola, takes it in his stride and just clips the shot beyond the back post
06:39much more slick from Paris Saint-Germain
06:45what we've come to expect from them
06:47Barcola could have squared that towards the Ligue 1 champions have lost their first game of the next season
06:53the last was PSG in 2020 off the back of their run to the Champions League final
07:00against Bayern Munich in Lisbon and they're heading for the win tonight
07:02that was
07:09it was always rising
07:12anywhere near their thrilling best
07:16it's going to be a long old season for them it's just about getting through the first few weeks
07:20getting as many points on the board as they can
07:23Dembele slices the shot wide
07:25it's going to be a long-distance strike
07:28it's going to be a long-distance strike
07:30midway through the second half there is the final whistle
07:37well that's the final whistle
07:39PSG thanks to this man Virginia at minute 67
07:44with the long-distance shot and a deflection PSG wins his first their first match in this new season at League
07:55on this is match day one
07:58it's over and PSG the actual champions takes three important points thank you for joining us here on
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