French Ligue 1

FT Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Metz LDWWD 1
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Paris Saint-Germain WLWLW 3
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METZ011
PSG213
Parc des Princes · 46,337 att.

Match Report

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Paris Saint-Germain take firmer hold of Ligue 1 table with 3-1 win over Metz

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
11
2
Saves
1
32.5
Possession
67.5
8
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
278
Accurate Passes
652
348
Passes
719
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
51
28
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
21
19
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
14
19
Clearances
14

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nicolas DouchezG
  2. 32David LuizCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 21Lucas DigneLB
  5. 23Gregory van der WielRB
  6. 8Thiago MottaCM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 24Marco VerrattiRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 22Ezequiel LavezziLF
  11. 27Javier PastoreRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Adrien RabiotSUB
  2. 7Lucas MouraSUB
  3. 6Zoumana CamaraSUB
  4. 16Mike MaignanSUB
  5. 5MarquinhosSUB
  6. 17MaxwellSUB
  7. 33Jean-Kévin AugustinSUB

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Anthony Mfa MezuiG
  2. 27José PalominoCD-L
  3. 5Guido MilánCD-R
  4. 22Kevin LejeuneLB
  5. 15Romain MétanireRB
  6. 13Florent MaloudaAM
  7. 6Ferjani SassiLM
  8. 21Ahmed KashiRM
  9. 20Modibo MaïgaF
  10. 23Yeni N'GbakotoAM-L
  11. 10Bouna SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Cheick DoukouréSUB
  2. 28Janis IkaunieksSUB
  3. 24Gaëtan BussmannSUB
  4. 30David OberhauserSUB
  5. 25Guirane N'DawSUB
  6. 17Fakhreddine Ben YoussefSUB
  7. 18Jeremy ChoplinSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 1, Metz 0. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  2. 40' Ferjani Sassi (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 42' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 2, Metz 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  4. 53' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 2, Metz 1. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross.
  5. 60' Substitution, Metz. Jérémy Choplin replaces Guido Milan because of an injury.
  6. 65' Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Metz. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  8. 65' Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Adrien Rabiot replaces Thiago Motta.
  9. 72' Substitution, Metz. Cheick Doukoure replaces Ferjani Sassi.
  10. 76' Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  11. 77' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 3, Metz 1. Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  12. 85' Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Marquinhos replaces Blaise Matuidi.

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