Paris Saint-Germain began their bid for a fifth straight Ligue 1 crown with a narrow 1-0 win over Nantes, extending the Canaries’ winless run on opening day to nine matches.

Luis Enrique rotated heavily after Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup triumph, leaving stars such as Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi on the bench.

Nantes, under new coach Luís Castro, started brightly and limited PSG to half-chances, while Yassine Benhattab forced debutant goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier into action.

Gonçalo Ramos came closest before the break when his strike rattled the crossbar.

With PSG struggling to break down a disciplined defence, Enrique turned to his bench.

The breakthrough arrived on 67 minutes as Nuno Mendes teed up Vitinha, whose deflected strike wrong-footed Anthony Lopes.

Ramos later had a second ruled out for offside following a VAR check.

Though far from their fluent best, PSG’s quality told against opponents who showed effort but lacked cutting edge.

The champions have now scored in 29 straight meetings with Nantes, who remain winless in their last eight against the Parisians.