A 12th win in a row to start the Ligue 1 season has seen Paris Saint-Germain surpass a record set by Tottenham 58 years ago.
Paris Saint-Germain have become the first team to win 12 consecutive matches at the start of a season in one of Europe's top five leagues.
A 2-1 victory over Lille at Parc des Princes on Friday saw Thomas Tuchel's side surpass the record of 11, first set by Tottenham in the 1960-61 campaign.
PSG's spectacular start to 2018-19 has seen them score 41 goals and concede only seven in their 12 successive victories, leaving them 11 points clear of second-place Lille in the Ligue 1 table.
Their only defeat this season was a 3-2 reverse to Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League in September.
Spurs' previous record start to a season included them beat Manchester United 4-1, Arsenal 3-2, Aston Villa 6-2 and Wolves 4-0, before their run was halted by a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
They scored 36 goals in those 11 wins, conceding 11 times.
They did not lose a match until November 11, when Sheffield Wednesday claimed a 2-1 victory at Hillsborough.
yumaster
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PSG - Record Breakers. Most consecutive wins in a row in the top 5 domestic leagues. Most amount of goals scored after 12 games. (41) Highest goal difference after 12 games. (34) Biggest point difference between a preceding season's 1st and 2nd place (29; Monaco - 7, PSG - 36.) Only club in CL history to be knocked out of a knockout tie after winning the first leg by 4 goals. Have the biggest win between PSG and OL in history. (PSG 5-0 OL) Most expensive transfer ever. (Neymar Jr.) Only club in the top 5 leagues to have two different players score 4 goals in a league game in the same year (Neymar Jr vs. Dijon, 17 Jan 2018 and K. Mbappé vs. OL, 7 Oct 2018) Truly a club of greats.
zoekid
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People will try to discredit this achievement because of the money and it being in ligue 1, and let me tell you I would agree with them.