French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 25': Marco Verratti
  • 42': Edinson Cavani
  • 77': Gregory van der Wiel
FT
3 - 1
Metz
  • 53': Modibo Maïga

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

Ligue 1

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 4': Offside, Metz. Florent Malouda tries a through ball, but Yeni N'Gbakoto is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
  • 6': Lucas Digne (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gregory Van der Wiel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
  • 7': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
  • 8': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
  • 11': Corner, Metz. Conceded by David Luiz.
  • 14': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
  • 16': David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  • 17': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 21': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
  • 21': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi.
  • 27': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
  • 30': Foul by David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 30': Modibo Maiga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
  • 33': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Hand ball by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
  • 35': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Guido Milan.
  • 37': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Guido Milan.
  • 40': Ferjani Sassi (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 40': Modibo Maiga (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 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.
  • 43': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
  • 44': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Lucas Digne tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint-Germain 2, Metz 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint-Germain 3, Metz 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint-Germain 2, Metz 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
  • 48': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
  • 50': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
  • 52': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 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.
  • 56': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 56': Delay in match Guido Milan (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Kévin Lejeune.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 59': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
  • 60': Substitution, Metz. Jérémy Choplin replaces Guido Milan because of an injury.
  • 60': Foul by David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 60': José Luis Palomino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Modibo Maiga.
  • 64': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 65': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Metz. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 65': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Adrien Rabiot replaces Thiago Motta.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  • 68': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
  • 68': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
  • 70': Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 71': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
  • 72': Substitution, Metz. Cheick Doukoure replaces Ferjani Sassi.
  • 74': Foul by Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain).
  • 74': Modibo Maiga (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  • 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.
  • 80': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
  • 80': Lucas Digne (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Florent Malouda.
  • 81': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
  • 82': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Kashi.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
  • 85': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Marquinhos replaces Blaise Matuidi.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Modibo Maiga.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint-Germain 3, Metz 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,337

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 5 +5 13
2 Lyon 5 +8 11
3 Paris FC 5 +5 11
4 Lille 5 +4 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Nicolas Douchez (GK)
32 David Luiz
2 Thiago Silva
21 Lucas Digne
23 Gregory van der Wiel
8 Thiago Motta
14 Blaise Matuidi
24 Marco Verratti
9 Edinson Cavani
22 Ezequiel Lavezzi
27 Javier Pastore
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Adrien Rabiot, Lucas Moura, Zoumana Camara, Mike Maignan, Marquinhos, Maxwell, Jean-Kévin Augustin.

METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Anthony Mfa Mezui (GK)
27 José Palomino
5 Guido Milán
22 Kevin Lejeune
15 Romain Métanire
13 Florent Malouda
6 Ferjani Sassi Yellow Card
21 Ahmed Kashi
20 Modibo Maïga
23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
10 Bouna Sarr
Metz Substitutes:
Cheick Doukouré, Janis Ikaunieks, Gaëtan Bussmann, David Oberhauser, Guirane N'Daw, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Jeremy Choplin.

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