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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Before travelling to the north of France for Paris Saint-Germain's Coupe de France opener against Feignies-Aulnoye the Italian midfielder gave an assessment on the start of the season to PSGTV taking a big lead before the end of this year Especially since last season came down to the last day even if we have to congratulate Lille who had a great season we can have an advantage over the other teams you are even happier when you get a win after a very nice performance but I don't see many teams in Europe that only play very nice games Obviously we can always say that we can do better when we finish the game we are not always satisfied and even after a victory we have to look ahead to the next game which comes three or four days later We can always do better but I think we can be satisfied with our start to the season." A real difference with last season is also the return of the fans to the Parc des Princes where the team is still unbeaten this season Do they have a direct influence on your results and I'm not saying that to make them happy But they really give us that extra something When you have five minutes left to play and you're exhausted and you hear the crowd pushing you and singing They give you that extra strength that we need right at the end And last season we really suffered with their absence and the Parc des Princes is really not the same without them." "I think that new players are always welcome because they bring something new and different to the players already there who had already made their mark on the history of football and had already established themselves in their league I always want to make them feel good and try to help them because I'm happy when the players who arrive here feel good." and you also have to learn to make new connections with them I have to understand the game of my teammates and their qualities much faster But I think that when you play with very strong and very technical players it's easier to have a connection right away because in the end we speak the same football And it's not difficult to play with this type of player That's why I think that with these players Will we see any Marco Verratti goals this season "People say that I don't focus on statistics and that I don't go out on the pitch with the idea of scoring goals because I try to get the team to play well and put the strikers in the best possible conditions That's why I think I have to improve on that If I manage to score four or five goals a season I have to do better and maybe think about it a bit more And I hope that Gana (Gueye) and Ander (Herrera) will also continue to score because it's important to see defenders and midfielders scoring goals." We imagine that this is always a special competition whether the team you play is in National 3 or in Ligue 1 I think it always offers incredible matches because it's a one-off and you never know how it will end But you always have to play them knowing that on the other side our opponents are going to play the game of their lives I think they are also happy to play against us and sometimes we even play against Paris supporters There are always very nice stories around these matches to meet players who are not necessarily professionals on the field it would be my dream to play against a great team they have a job and they really play for passion and still find time to go and play football with friends.. I think it's one of the only sports that allows you to totally escape And it will be wonderful to play against them on Sunday they will tell us that we have to win against Real But we have to stay serious for 90 minutes And only then will we be nice to them (laughs) So the aim is to finish the year in style with two wins I think afterwards we'll have holidays with the family there's nothing better to spend a very nice Christmas I think we're going to do everything to win Holders Paris Saint-Germain face a tricky start to their defence of the French Cup after being drawn away to Ligue 1 rivals Lens in the last 64 on Monday Marseille will play Saint-Etienne in another meeting of top-flight sides who were relegated to the fourth tier and filed for bankruptcy in the summer now coached by former Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli with Saint-Joseph of Martinique travelling to Corsica to take on Bastia Saint-Denis from Reunion have been paired with opponents from the fifth tier in Dives-Cabourg The final will be played at the Stade de France on May 24 PSG have won the competition a record 15 times 2024 Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain will face a tough test in RC Lens whilst last year's finalists Olympique Lyonnais will have to travel to National 2 (fourth tier) side Feignies Aulnoye Group A was drawn first and provided an intriguing affair between AS Monaco and one of the lowest ranked sides in the competition The evening’s first all-Ligue 1 tie was then drawn between AS Saint-Étienne and Olympique de Marseille Lille face a difficult trip to one of last season’s feel-good Cup stories in FC Rouen whilst Girondins des Bordeaux and Andy Carroll will get to test their mettle against Jorge Sampaoli’s Stade Rennais FC Bourgoin Jallieu (N3) vs FC Martigues (L2) AS Saint-Étienne (L1) vs Olympique de Marseille (L1) ASS Still Mutzig (R1) vs Stade de Reims (L1) Racing Club de Calais (N3) vs Strasbourg (L1) Feignies Aulnoye (N2) vs Olympique Lyonnais (L1) FC Saint Joseph (Martinique) vs Bastia (L2) SU Dives Cabourg (N3) vs St Denis FC (Réunion) Stade Brestois (L1) vs La Roche sur Yon VF (N2) >>Resurgence: One year of Pierre Sage at Lyon though the move hasn't worked out for the Ivory Coast international it's suggested the attacker could have his loan cut short next month The Paris Saint-Germain coach and youngster Xavi Simons spoke to PSGTV after the excellent victory over Feignies Aulnoye in the Round of 64 of the Coupe de France (0-3) "I am happy that we have made it through to the next round It was a very professional performance and we deserved it we got the victory and there are no injuries We have qualified for the Champions League we are first in Ligue 1 and are now through to the next round of the Coupe de France It's a bit unlucky that we can't play at home But we need to be professional and go there to try to qualify for the next round." we won and that's the most important thing Everything went well.We knew that we needed to respect a team that is dangerous on the counter-attack because it's my first start and I played the whole match It's really nice to play alongside these top-quality players 2021 (AFP) - Two Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for Covid-19 and a third is in isolation the club said Wednesday a few hours before a Ligue 1 match at Lorient They are one of several Ligue 1 clubs to reveal positive tests where a raft of matches have been postponed in the Premier League and lower divisions PSG's two positive cases are German international defender Thilo Kehrer and the 21-year-old French midfielder Eric Junior Dina-Ebimbe They "are subject to the appropriate health protocol" Argentine international midfielder Leandro Paredes was placed in isolation on Tuesday "as a precaution" All three played Sunday in a 3-0 French Cup win over Entente Feignies-Aulnoye The evening game at Lorient is not in danger since a team can play if it has 20 available players Alongside the announcement of the positive tests PSG also released a list of 22 players who have made the trip to Brittany They include Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos If the 35-year-old Spanish defender plays it will be the first time since joining PSG from Real Madrid in July that he has been able to appear in two consecutive games He appeared in one league game in November and played 45 minutes in the cup on Sunday Other Ligue 1 sides have also reported positive Covid-19 tests Bordeaux's game against Lille will go ahead after they reported no further players had tested positive Nine of their squad and six members of the backroom staff tested positive earlier this week Reims and Angers have also been affected with the former -- who play Marseille -- announcing six positive tests: four players and two staff Angers did not give the number of positive tests but said they would delay their departure for Montpellier By coming off the bench on Sunday night to take part in the Parisians' fine 3-0 win over Feignies Aulnoye the young academy graduate has also gone down in Paris Saint-Germain history By coming on to replace Presnel Kimpembe in the 75th minute against Feignies Aulnoye the young Parisian defender earnt himself a record the PSG academy product becomes the youngest-ever player to feature for Les Rouge et Bleu in a competitive fixture It was a promising debut for one of the academy's hottest prospects and it didn't escape the attention of Didier Domi the former PSG academy graduate who made his debut in 1995 and is now the head technical advisor at Les Rouge et Bleu's academy in Qatar: "I'm not surprised by his debut I'd already seen El Chadaille play at the Al Kass International Cup in Qatar and he was already physically impressive then He was a defender who caught your attention and was always being moved up an age category." Domi will never forget his first game in 1995 against Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue: "I was very happy to be in the squad The Parc des Princes seemed huge and so different to the Camp des Loges." 26 years later, El Chadaille Bitshiabu has now surpassed Domi who is hoping for a bright future for the young centre-back with Les Rouge et Bleu: "I hope that he manages his career well and continues to improve and learn at Paris Saint-Germain He has everything he needs to succeed at Paris because he already has great vision for such a young player and he could become a role model for the academy's young players which is important for the club's identity who is already a figure and an inspiration for all the young players dreaming of playing for the capital club." The previous record was set by Kingsley Coman who first came onto the pitch away to Sochaux over eight years ago on 17th February 2013 Bitshiabu also becomes the fifth player younger than 17 to play for Paris who remains the youngest goalscorer in the capital club's history having scored in a league game against Nantes on 25th November 2001 at 17 years The top 20 youngest players to play for Paris Saint-Germain in a competitive fixture: 7 months and 3 days old(came on away to Feignies in the Coupe de France on 19/12/2021) 8 months and 4 days old(came on away to Sochaux in the league on 17/02/2013) 8 months and 22 days old(came on against Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue on 24/01/1995) 10 months and 24 days old(came on away to Monaco in the league on 07/02/1996) 11 months and 22 days old(came on against Montpellier in the league on 22/09/2001) Mamadou SAKHO: 17 years and 1 day old(started against AEK Athens in the UEFA Cup on 14/02/2007) 1 month and 15 days old(started against Metz in the league on 30/08/2019) 3 months and 21 days old(came on against Lille in the Trophée des Champions on 01/08/2021) 4 months and 23 days old(started against Bordeaux in the league on 26/08/2012) 5 months and 18 days old(started away to Lyon in the league on 15/02/1978) Tanguy NIANZOU KOUASSI: 17 years and 6 months old(came on away to Montpellier in the league on 07/12/2019) 6 months and 13 days old(came on away to Arras in the Coupe de France on 07/01/2013) 6 months and 21 days old(came on away to Nancy in the league on 28/05/1985) 7 months and 3 days old(came on against Lyon in the league on 11/05/1976) 7 months and 17 days old(came on against Bordeaux in the league on 18/11/2006) 7 months and 20 days old(came on away to Caen in the league on 19/05/2018) 7 months and 21 days old(started away to Nancy in the league on 28/05/1985) 8 months and 8 days (started against Reims in the league on 21/12/1975) 8 months and 12 days old(started against Reims in the league on 21/12/1975) 8 months and 15 days old(started against Metz in the league on 02/12/1979) In their first outing of this year's Coupe de France in the Round of 64 Paris Saint-Germain came out on top against Feignies-Aulnoye (0-3) It had to be expected. As is so often the case, it's the physical impact that makes the difference in the doyenne of French competitive football. And against a very tight block, Les Parisiens were going to need to attack in order to make the break. Between team moves and individual runs, our Rouge et Bleu took the match by the scruff of the neck, driven forward by a particularly active Mauro Icardi who called the home side's goalkeeper into action with a strike from distance (3') scored a goal that was eventually flagged offside (12') and defended well at the other end of the pitch it was Mauro Icardi who stepped up to convert (0-2 young Xavi Simons didn't hesitate to make his mark on the game actively participating in his side's attacking moves And it was his audacious pass in a training ground move that allowed Les Parisiens to score a third goal through the unstoppable Kylian Mbappé (0-3 Mauricio Pochettino then took the opportunity to provide the club's academy products with opportunities in the game, bringing on Edouard Michut and Ismaël Gharbi after an hour The visitors continued to attack the home side's goal And Bitshiabu El Chadaille also came on to join the party for the final ten minutes of the match The score would remain unmoved and without any action of note at the other end of the pitch - as shown by the 33 shots for Les Parisiens and just four for the home side - that the club from the capital honoured its reputation in the Coupe de France There is now just one final encounter on the cards for 2021