PSG 1-0 Montpellier: Gameiro - la renard dans la boite

How nice it is to have Ligue 1 back after a two-week international break. Paris Saint-Germain resumed their quest for the title with a 1-0 victory over reigning champions Montpellier on Friday night, substitute Kevin Gameiro slotting home the only goal nine minutes from time to send PSG eight points clear at the top of the table. "We showed a good mental attitude," said Carletto afterwards. "We took three very important points in terms of the table and also to prepare for Tuesday's match against Barcelona with a good atmosphere around the place. It was a good performance. Gameiro showed he's focused just like all the others. Maybe I should give him more game time. He scored an important goal and not for the first time." Performance-wise...

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Stupid PSG pictures of the week: Beckham has China in his hands, Les Bleus get suited and booted

It's international week, so sadly there's not a lot of football to talk about. But while we await such hotly-anticipated clashes as Austria vs Faroe Islands, Slovenia vs Iceland and San Marino vs England, there have at least been plenty of silly Paris Saint-Germain related photographs knocking around on the internet to provide some entertainment. Rather than using the week off to knuckle down and build his fitness, David Beckham has jetted off to China, where he probably gets paid a lot of money for looking pretty is a football ambassador. Day One of his tour yesterday seemed to involve having a kick-about with some kids and sitting quietly so people could stare at his radiant beauty. I particularly like this photo, the man on the left must...

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Saint Etienne 2-2 PSG: Clerc's cracker earns Sainte share of spoils

"The referee told me to calm me down and I told him to do the same," said Zlatan Ibrahimovic of his post-match chat with referee Antony Gautier following yesterday's 2-2 draw between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint Etienne. Ahh Ibra, that well-known voice of reason. As you can see from the picture below, it was lucky he was there to act as a calming presence and keep the FURIOUS ref under control, otherwise it might have all kicked off. Zlatan and his team-mates were a bit mad after Saint Etienne rallied from 2-0 down to claim a point in a thrilling match at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Their main bone of contention was the equalising goal, finished exquisitely by full-back Francois Clerc, which came after a clear foul by our old Marseille...

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The Rumour Mill: Liverpool eye trio as PSG plot Manchester raid

As anyone whose home is currently covered in snow will confirm, the seasons are a bit messed up at the moment. But I think a lot of people seem to be ignoring the wintery precipitation, and have assumed summer is here already. This is only plausible explanation of why the last seven days has seen an escalation in stupid transfer rumours surrounding Paris Saint-Germain. Either that or it's because there's not much going on, and journalists don't have anything better to do than write about phantom transfers and make up stories about Qatari Dream Leagues. All these tales are pretty light on quotes and feature the usual transfer market suspects. Like a dog on heat, Liverpool will take anything, and are apparently sniffing around Kevin Gameiro, Jeremy Menez and Mamadou Sakho. Other potential...

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PSG 2-1 Nancy: Ibra at the double, Lucas injury trouble

Nancy are one of those teams that traditionally cause Paris Saint-Germain a lot of problems. Admittedly a lot of teams cause us problems, but the lads from Lorraine have a particularly impressive record against PSG, and indeed did the double over us last season, winning 1-0 on each occasion. So while yesterday's 2-1 victory at Parc des Princes may not look like anything to write home about, it was a significant victory for PSG, and one which puts us five points clear at the top of Ligue 1 ahead of Lyon's big match this evening against third-place Marseille. "The first half was like our performances at Sochaux and Reims," noted boss Carlo Ancelotti afterwards. "But at half-time I told the players to show a different attitude. There was...

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Praise for Blaise: magnificent Matuidi helps PSG progress in the Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 1994/95 after a 1-1 draw with Valencia on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly it wasn't pretty; PSG were flatter than a bottle of Veuve Cliquot that's been left open for a couple of weeks, and fell behind early in the second half when Jonas netted from outside the box. It was the Brazilian's sixth Champions League strike of the season, but fortunately PSG have a forward of their own who is similarly prolific in Europe. After a spirited run from substitute Kevin Gameiro, the ball broke to Ezequiel Lavezzi in the box, and he netted his fifth goal in his last four Champions League outings to send PSG through 3-2 on aggregate. Although Lavezzi got the crucial strike, the man taking the plaudits...

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PSG vs Valencia: Nervy night at Parc in prospect as PSG target Champions League quarter-finals

Much like a Justin Bieber concert, the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie between Paris Saint-Germain and Valencia had a lot of late drama. From a PSG fan's perspective, the last few minutes of the match at the Mestalla were about as enjoyable as a concert by the Canadian caterwauller; 2-0 up and cruising towards the last-eight, PSG fell asleep at a set-piece and conceded a goal to Adel Rami. Then Zlatan Ibrahimovic was harshly sent off in stoppage time, incurring a two-game suspension. All of this means tonight's second leg at the Parc-des-Princes looks tastier than a freshly cooked fillet steak with a side of gratin dauphinoise. "We will try and play our own football, with our qualities, our character, we will try to forget the result from the first leg so as to give it everything...

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Stade de Reims 1-0 PSG: Leonardo is Champion berk (again)

Paris Saint-Germain busted betting slips across the world on Saturday, managing to lose 1-0 to Reims, a side who hadn't won a home game since October. Tongue-twisting Polish international Grzegorz Krychowiak notched the only goal in the second half, profiting from some slack marking at a corner to squeeze the ball home at the far post. By this point Reims were down to ten-men, making PSG's failure to take even a point from the game even more incomprehensible. Zlatan had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside, and Ezequiel Lavezzi missed a sitter, but home side were deserved victors in the end. Fortunately Lyon let us off the hook by only managing a draw with Brest yesterday, meaning we retain a two-point lead at the top of Ligue 1. The Reims defeat, added to the loss at Sochaux a couple...

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