[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 24,216 spectators per match.

[4] Georges Peyroche made a few tweaks to the team in 1981–82 with the signings of Raymond Domenech, Michel N'Gom, Daniel Sanchez but above all Yugoslav star Ivica Šurjak.

[6][7] There were nearly 150,000 requests for only 46,160 seats available at the Parc des Princes to see PSG go up against the great Saint-Étienne of Michel Platini, who was playing his last match in France before leaving for Juventus.

[8][9] PSG fans then invaded the field in joy, while club president Francis Borelli kneeled and kissed the lawn of the Parc.

[9][10] Dominique Baratelli stopped Saint-Étienne's last attempt and Jean-Marc Pilorget scored the winning penalty for the capital side.