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PSG won their first Champions League crown in May after beating Inter Milan Paris St-Germain began the defence of their Ligue 1 title with victory at Nantes thanks to Vitinha's second-half strike. Luis Enrique's Champions League winners came into the match fresh from lifting the Super Cup after Wednesday night's penalty shootout victory over Tottenham. PSG won their fourth successive league title last season by a 19-point margin, but were sluggish against the side that finished the previous campaign in 13th place. Vitinha's shot needed a large deflection off home defender Chidozie Awaziem to wrong-foot Anthony Lopes for the 67th-minute winner. Luis Enrique made seven changes to the side that started the Super Cup in Udine, with attackers Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia named substitutes. But defender Illia Zabarnyi made his debut in PSG colours after a £57m transfer from Premier League Bournemouth. Portugal striker Goncalo Ramos thought he had added a second goal, but his effort was ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee (VAR). PSG, who only returned to training 11 days ago due to their run to the Fifa Club World Cup final, return to the Parc des Princes on Friday when they host Angers, who beat Paris FC 1-0 in their opening game. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 17th August 2025 at 22: 04 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: José Roque Sá da Costa Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: José Roque Sá da Costa Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Ligue 1 All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Attempt missed. Johann Lepenant (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tylel Tati with a headed pass. Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Désiré Doué. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Johann Lepenant (Nantes). Attempt missed. Dehmaine Tabibou (Nantes) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Johann Lepenant following a fast break. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball. Substitution, Nantes. Dehmaine Tabibou replaces Louis Leroux. Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Lopes (Nantes). Assisted by Désiré Doué. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain). Nicolas Cozza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Nantes. Amady Camara replaces Mostafa Mohamed. Substitution, Nantes. Francis Coquelin replaces Kwon Hyeok-Kyu. Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Gonçalo Ramos. VAR Decision: No Goal Nantes 0-1 Paris Saint Germain. GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.