French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Stade de Reims, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 44': Marco Verratti
  • 62': Sergio Ramos
  • 67': Marco Verratti
  • 75': Danilo Pereira
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4 - 0

Ramos, Verratti on target as Paris Saint-Germain beat Stade de Reims in Messi's first game back

PSG continued their march towards the Ligue 1 title as Marco Verratti inspired them to a 4-0 home victory against Stade de Reims on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
  • 8': Offside, Reims. Azor Matusiwa tries a through ball, but Hugo Ekitike is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Wout Faes (Reims).
  • 11': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jens Cajuste.
  • 13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Thomas Foket.
  • 14': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Maxime Busi (Reims).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
  • 21': Foul by Maxime Busi (Reims).
  • 21': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims).
  • 22': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Foul by Hugo Ekitike (Reims).
  • 25': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Azor Matusiwa (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Bradley Locko (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Busi.
  • 37': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitike (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunis Abdelhamid.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 0. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45': Thomas Foket (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Thomas Foket (Reims).
  • 45'+1': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Reims. Dion Lopy replaces Azor Matusiwa.
  • 45': Substitution, Reims. Moreto Cassamá replaces Thomas Foket.
  • 48': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 48': Moreto Cassamá (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 49': Moreto Cassamá (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
  • 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Foul by Maxime Busi (Reims).
  • 53': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Dion Lopy (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moreto Cassamá.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Dion Lopy (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
  • 57': Substitution, Reims. Martin Adeline replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.
  • 58': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 61': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
  • 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 62': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Reims 0. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 64': Substitution, Reims. Anastasios Donis replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Andreaw Gravillon (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxime Busi.
  • 67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Busi.
  • 67': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Reims 0. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Dion Lopy (Reims).
  • 69': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 70': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer.
  • 73': Foul by Martin Adeline (Reims).
  • 73': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Martin Adeline.
  • 75': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 0. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Marco Verratti.
  • 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 79': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
  • 81': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Hugo Ekitike (Reims).
  • 81': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Dion Lopy.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
  • 86': Hand ball by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+2': Martin Adeline (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 14
4 Saves 3
31.9 Possession 68.1
7 SHOTS 22
3 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
324 Accurate Passes 749
384 Passes 830
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
34 Long Balls 57
20 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
17 Interceptions 10
15 Effective Clearances 7
15 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 5,000

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
5 Marquinhos
25 Nuno Mendes
24 Thilo Kehrer
8 Leandro Paredes
6 Marco Verratti
15 Danilo Pereira
9 Mauro Icardi
7 Kylian Mbappé
11 Ángel Di María

REIM Stade de Reims (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
2 Wout Faes
5 Yunis Abdelhamid
6 Andreaw Gravillon
4 Maxime Busi
32 Thomas Foket
8 Jens Cajuste
21 Azor Matusiwa
28 Bradley Locko
11 Nathanaël Mbuku
22 Hugo Ekitike

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