DBasia.news – Edinson Cavani set a record when Paris Saint-Germain defeated Bordeaux. The Uruguayan striker scored his 200th goal for Les Parisiens. Cavani scored one goal when PSG defeated Bordeaux at the Parc des Princes, Paris, Monday (2/24/2020) AM. The 33-year-old striker listed his name on the scoreboard in the 25th minute.
The goal scored against Bordeaux was the 200th for Edinson Cavani while strengthening PSG. He was the first player to achieve this achievement in the history of the club nicknamed the Les Parisiens.
Cavani needed 298 matches to reach the 200 goals. Of these, he packed 138 goals in 199 matches in the Ligue 1 event. The rest, the Uruguayan striker crammed 30 goals in 53 LIga Champions matches, 16 goals in 24 Coupe de France matches, 15 goals in 18 Coupe de la Ligue matches, and 1 goal in 4 Trophee des Champions matches.
The one additional goal of PSG’s victory over Bordeaux has also made Edinson Cavani establish himself as Les Parisiens most fertile player of all time. He is 34 goals ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is now defending AC Milan.
Among the players who are still active, Kylian Mbappe is his closest competitor. However, the French national team player has 85 goals. That is, he is still 115 goals adrift from Cavani. Besides Mbappe, there is Angel Di Maria who has scored 81 goals for PSG to date.
Edinson Cavani’s fate this season has been uncertain due to the arrival of Mauro Icardi. Moreover, his sharpness appeared to have decreased. In the winter transfer window, he was rumored to be moving from PSG. The club that was widely rumored as his goal was Atletico Madrid. However, the transfer did not occur until the transfer market was closed.