Luis Enrique erases Laurent Blanc's PSG records one by one

Luis Enrique has equalled the record for goals scored in Ligue 1 established by Laurent Blanc during his time as Paris Saint-Germain manager, following the Parisians’ laborious victory over Troyes (1-0). With 269 goals on his tally since his arrival, the Spaniard joins the 1998 World Cup winner and will have a chance to surpass him during the next trip to Nice.

This is not the first record from the Blanc era to fall. The former Spain national team coach had already erased the mark of 126 victories in 173 matches that the Cévenol had accumulated between 2013 and 2016. The current streak — eleven consecutive wins across all competitions — now puts a third milestone in sight: the 16 consecutive victories achieved by Laurent Blanc’s men in 2016.

To reach that mark, PSG will need to string together five more wins. The schedule looks demanding: a trip to Nice, currently in fine form, awaits the Parisians after the international break, before European fixtures against AS Roma and Aston Villa in the Ligue des Champions.

This start to the season had not been without turbulence. After an adaptation phase marked by inconsistent results, Luis Enrique found the formula that is making PSG a steamroller today. The current momentum places the Asturian coach in a position to durably rewrite the most flattering statistical pages of the club’s recent history.