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Paris St-Germain had failed to win their previous two away fixtures in this season's Champions League Paris St-Germain claimed a comfortable victory at Red Bull Salzburg to record their first win in the Champions League since September. The French outfit proved far too strong for their Austrian counterparts, controlling the tempo and tone of the game from the outset. Salzburg goalkeeper Alexander Schlager made several fine saves, including a double stop to keep out Achraf Hakimi and Goncalo Ramos, before he was eventually beaten by the latter from close range. PSG arrived at the Red Bull Arena without a victory in four Champions League outings - their longest winless streak in the competition since a run of five in 2015 - but they played with confidence and were fully deserving of the result. A patient approach paid dividends in the second half when Nuno Mendes grabbed PSG's second and Salzburg's heads dropped when Desire Doue extended the lead in the closing stages. Victory moves PSG up one place to 24th in the standings - a position which would see them through to the play-off phase - and offers hope of playing knockout football in the Champions League for a 13th successive campaign. PSG still have Manchester City and Stuttgart to play in January. Salzburg remain 32nd with just one win from their six outings and close out their campaign against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid next month. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 10th December 2024 at 22: 29 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Pepijn Lijnders Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Pepijn Lijnders Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions RB Salzburg and Paris SG have only faced each other in one previous European campaign, doing so in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League. The Austrian side lost 1-3 away from home in the group stage, but won their home game 2-0 later in the tournament. RB Salzburg have already faced a French side in the UEFA Champions League this season, with Brest beating them by four goals on MD2 (0-4). That result equalled their joint-heaviest home defeat in the competition, along with a 2-6 defeat to Bayern Munich in November 2020. Paris SG are on a four-game winless run in the UEFA Champions League (D1 L3), while they haven’t gone five in a row without a victory in the competition since April 2015. The four-game run is also Luis Enrique’s longest without a win as a manager in the Champions League. RB Salzburg have lost four of their five UEFA Champions League matches under Pep Ljinders (W1). Along with having the worst loss percentage (80%) of any coach for the Austrian side in the competition, he also has the worst goals conceded per game average (3 – 15 conceded in total). RB Salzburg are on a six-game losing streak at home in the UEFA Champions League, conceding 14 goals and only scoring twice across those matches. They had only lost five of their first 15 home matches in the competition prior to their current losing run (W5 D5). Paris SG have only kept one clean sheet in five UEFA Champions League games this season, despite ranking fifth in the tournament for fewest expected goals against (4. 3). Meanwhile, the only teams who have allowed fewer shots than Luis Enrique’s side (39) this term are FC Bayern München (33) and Atalanta (35). This game will see two of the three youngest starting XIs on average in the UEFA Champions League this season facing off against each other, with RB Salzburg (22y 208d) the outright-youngest and Paris SG in third position (24y 129d). The only two players to have scored for Paris SG in the UEFA Champions League this season are defender Achraf Hakimi (1) and midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery (1). Between Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolo Muani, Lee Kang-In, Bradley Barcola, Marco Asensio and Désiré Doué, they have combined to attempt 45 shots without any of them finding the net (3. 8 expected goals in total). Oscar Gloukh leads all RB Salzburg players in the UEFA Champions League this season for assists (2), chances created (7), dribbles completed (16) and progressive carries (81). In fact, he has made more progressive carries than any other midfielder or forward in the competition this term. Lee Kang-In has created the joint-most chances for Paris SG in the UEFA Champions League (12 – level with Achraf Hakimi), despite only starting two matches. Of players to have played at least 180 minutes in the competition this term, Kang-In has averaged the most chances created per 90 so far (4. 6). Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Attempt missed. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner. Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Amar Dedic. Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain). Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In. Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi. Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Lucas Hernández. Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Hernández replaces Nuno Mendes because of an injury. Hand ball by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain). Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Takumu Kawamura replaces Mads Bidstrup. Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Aleksa Terzic replaces Oscar Gloukh. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain). Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg). Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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