French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
    FT
    0 - 2
    Paris Saint-Germain
    • 61': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    • 90'+2': Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic double puts Paris St Germain 24 points clear in Ligue 1

    Runaway leaders Paris St Germain tightened their grip on Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win at St Etienne to move 24 points clear at the top of the table.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
    • 4': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
    • 5': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
    • 5': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
    • 7': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
    • 7': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 9': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
    • 11': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 11': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
    • 12': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
    • 12': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
    • 14': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 15': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Florentin Pogba (St Etienne).
    • 16': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Søderlund.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
    • 22': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Franck Tabanou with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 29': Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
    • 30': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 32': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
    • 32': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 32': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Florentin Pogba (St Etienne).
    • 33': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
    • 34': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 35': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
    • 36': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 44': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 45': Foul by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne).
    • 45': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
    • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
    • 46': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Maxwell.
    • 47': Foul by Franck Tabanou (St Etienne).
    • 47': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
    • 49': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Motta.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross.
    • 51': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Serge Aurier tries a through ball, but Benjamin Stambouli is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 52': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 52': Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
    • 54': Offside, St Etienne. Franck Tabanou tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
    • 57': Hand ball by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Benjamin Stambouli (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 59': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Benjamin Stambouli.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a through ball.
    • 61': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 61': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Goal! St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
    • 63': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
    • 63': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 63': Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
    • 65': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
    • 68': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
    • 68': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 70': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 70': Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine with a cross.
    • 73': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani replaces Lucas Moura.
    • 73': Substitution, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane replaces Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
    • 74': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
    • 74': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
    • 74': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.
    • 76': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Franck Tabanou (St Etienne).
    • 77': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
    • 78': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, St Etienne. Jérémy Clément replaces Fabien Lemoine.
    • 84': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
    • 84': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, St Etienne. Nolan Roux replaces Franck Tabanou.
    • 85': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
    • 85': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 87': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Søderlund.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Søderlund.
    • 90': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
    • 90': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 90': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
    • 90'+2': Goal! St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 23
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    8 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    65 Possession 35
    12 SHOTS 12
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    537 Accurate Passes 229
    616 Passes 308
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    12 Crosses 30
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 51
    22 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    13 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    25 Effective Clearances 8
    30 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 32,689

    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

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
    26 Moustapha Sall
    19 Florentin Pogba
    2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
    10 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
    18 Fabien Lemoine Yellow Card
    13 Franck Tabanou
    25 Kévin Malcuit
    23 Alexander Söderlund Yellow Card
    7 Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
    22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Valentin Eysseric, Jessy Moulin, Oussama Tannane, Vincent Pajot, Jérémy Clément, Benjamin Corgnet, Nolan Roux.

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

    No. Name
    16 Kevin Trapp (GK)
    3 Presnel Kimpembe Yellow Card
    5 Marquinhos
    17 Maxwell
    19 Sèrge Aurier
    8 Thiago Motta Yellow Card
    14 Blaise Matuidi
    4 Benjamin Stambouli
    10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    7 Lucas Moura
    11 Ángel Di María
    Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
    Nicolas Douchez, Marco Verratti, Kévin Rimane, Edinson Cavani, Christopher Nkunku, Jean-Kévin Augustin.

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