2014–15 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Just weeks after winning a first trophy of the season in Beijing, with the 2014 Trophée des Champions and the 2–0 win over Guingamp, PSG were struggling to impose themselves on Ligue 1. With three wins and five draws, the club was sitting five points adrift of Marseille after eight matches (19 points for Marseille and 14 for PSG).[3]

After something of a World Cup hangover for the club's international stars, Les Rouge-et-Bleu really hit their stride in October, and especially November. Lens (1-3), Bordeaux (3–0), Lorient (1–2), Marseille (2–0), Metz (2–3) and Nice (1–0) were all defeated by Laurent Blanc's men. PSG moved second on the ladder, just one point behind Marseille and six ahead of Lyon. PSG were on their way, but December saw a first loss of the campaign to Guingamp (1–0) as the capital club finished the first half of the season in third place, three points adrift of Marseille.[3]

The start of January saw PSG make a successful start to the Coupe de France, eliminating Montpellier 3–0. After a surprise 4–2 loss to Bastia in the league, PSG recorded a series of positive results which saw them fighting on all four fronts. In the UEFA Champions League, Thiago Silva and company wrote one of the most spectacular pages in the club's history: after a 1–1 home draw with Chelsea in the first leg of the round of 16, Les Parisiens produced an heroic qualification at Stamford Bridge, going through on the away goals rule. A prestigious victory over Marseille (3–2) and a win in the 2015 Coupe de la Ligue Final against Bastia (4–0) followed before PSG were eliminated from the Champions League by future finalists Barcelona. PSG bounced back by booking their place in the final of the Coupe de France with a resounding semi-final win against Saint-Étienne (4–0) and kept hopes alive of an unprecedented quadruple.[3]

Fighting tooth and nail with Lyon in the championship, PSG set a cracking pace with a series of big wins (6–1 against Lille, 3–1 against Metz, 2–0 against Nantes and 6–0 against Guingamp). PSG were in unstoppable form and the pressure told as Lyon cracked against Caen, going down 3–0 in matchweek 36. In the end, it was at the Stade de la Mosson that PSG officially secured a fifth French championship in their history and the third in a row. The capital club then left their mark on French football by defeating Auxerre 1–0 with a goal from Edinson Cavani in the 2015 Coupe de France Final at the Stade de France to claim an unprecedented domestic quadruple.[3]

Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2014/2015 season.[4][5]

First-team squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FRA Nicolas Douchez 2 DF  BRA Thiago Silva (captain) 4 MF  FRA Yohan Cabaye 5 DF  BRA Marquinhos 6 DF  FRA Zoumana Camara 7 MF  BRA Lucas Moura 8 MF  ITA Thiago Motta 9 FW  URU Edinson Cavani 10 FW  SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović 14 MF  FRA Blaise Matuidi 15 FW  FRA Jean-Christophe Bahebeck

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Mike Maignan 17 DF  BRA Maxwell 21 DF  FRA Lucas Digne 22 FW  ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi 23 DF  NED Gregory van der Wiel 24 MF  ITA Marco Verratti 25 MF  FRA Adrien Rabiot 27 MF  ARG Javier Pastore 30 GK  ITA Salvatore Sirigu 32 DF  BRA David Luiz 40 GK  FRA Mory Diaw

In on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  CIV Serge Aurier (from Toulouse)

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Alphonse Areola (at Bastia) — MF  FRA Romain Habran (at Sochaux) — DF  FRA Jordan Ikoko (at Le Havre)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  FRA Hervin Ongenda (at Bastia) — DF  FRA Youssouf Sabaly (at Evian)

Transfers in

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No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA David Luiz (from Chelsea) (£50 million)

Transfers out

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No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Alex (to Milan) — MF  FRA Kingsley Coman (to Juventus) — DF  FRA Antoine Conte (to Reims) — DF  FRA Christophe Jallet (to Lyon)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Jérémy Ménez (to Milan) — FW  HAI Jean-Eudes Maurice (to Chennaiyin) — DF  FRA Clément Chantôme (to Bordeaux)

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Official websites

• PSG.fr – Site officiel
• Paris Saint-Germain Archived 26 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine at LFP
• Paris Saint-Germain at UEFA
• Paris Saint-Germain at FIFA