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When will the 4000th goal in PSG history be scored?

2020-01-17T17:42:59.337Z


Has Paris scored 3999 or 3996 goals in official competitions? A discrepancy exists regarding the actual number of goals to be scored on this


Pauleta, Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Weah, Dahleb, Rocheteau, Mbappé… The list of top scorers for PSG is very long. And one of the current players in the Parisian squad will very soon be the author of the 4000th goal in the history of the club. A striking figure… which poses a problem, however. Because the counts differ according to the calculation method used. The red and blue club scores three fewer goals than our partner statistician, "Pages de football". Explanations.

With the 4-1 victory in Monaco on Wednesday, the total climbs on our side to 3999 goals, all official competitions combined. But this figure culminates at 3996 in the offices of PSG. The difference comes from two matches, won on the green carpet by the capital's club.

PAOK Thessaloniki-PSG, in October 1992, stopped on the score of 0-2 (risk of invasion of ground) but given won on green carpet by UEFA in favor of PSG 0-3. Then a Dinamo Bucharest-PSG, in September 2001, stopped on the score of 0-1 (blackout) but also given won on green carpet in Paris 0-3.

"How to score goals without a goal scorer?"

"We take into account the final result, namely the two 3-0 victories", explains Marianne Faure, from our partner "Pages de football". As for the PSG, helped by the historian and author of numerous works Michel Kollar, another approach is emerging: "How to count goals without a goal scorer?" "

On the club side, we therefore only take into account the goals actually scored in these two games, those of Weah, Sassus and Aloisio. Although these are not registered in the UEFA archives ... In short, a difficult puzzle. All parties agree, however, not to count the goals scored by PSG in the famous match canceled against Steaua Bucharest in August 1997 (3-2 defeat transformed into a 3-0 backhand on the green carpet).

With this slight misunderstanding, it will take, in the eyes of PSG, at least four goals to Lorient this Sunday evening in the Coupe de France to find the author of the 4000th goal. This should also be rewarded with a symbolic trophy in the coming weeks at the Parc des Princes around a ceremony with other former players.

Source: leparis

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