Paris Saint-Germain beat Troyes 1–0 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, 7 November, with defender Illia Zabarnyi scoring the only goal. The club’s official match centre records an eleventh consecutive victory in all competitions, taking Paris to 23 points, three ahead of Paris FC before Sunday’s fixtures.
Zabarnyi headed in Senny Mayulu’s cross before half-time. The club’s match report describes an early spell in which Mayulu hit both the crossbar and a post: Hillel Konaté turned his first attempt onto the woodwork before another chance struck the upright. Troyes responded by making their central defensive block more compact.
Konaté continued denying Ferran Torres, keeping the score close despite Paris creating further openings. The visitors had a late effort ruled out for offside after Matvey Safonov parried a long-range shot. The official live account also marked Lucas Beraldo’s 100th competitive PSG appearance and a 54th successive home league match in which Paris had scored.
In his post-match comments, Luis Enrique highlighted winning every game between the international breaks while acknowledging the difficulty of opponents fighting near the bottom. The match shows why chance creation and a secure result are different measures. Paris’ attacking advantage never became a second goal, so their clean sheet remained essential to converting Zabarnyi’s header into another victory.
Archival cover photograph: Parc des Princes stadium; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Like tears in rain. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. Image date as recorded by source: 2018-02-11 15:03:55. Source file used without raster edits.
