French Ligue 1

FT Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Paris Saint-Germain WWWWW 3
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Metz DWLLD 2
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PSG213
METZ022
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 20,693 att.

Match Report

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Blaise Matuidi rescues PSG late after Metz's heroic rally

Midfielder Blaise Matuidi rescued Paris Saint-Germain with a stoppage-time winner after the French champions had wasted a late two-goal away to Metz.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
3
77.6
Possession
22.4
17
SHOTS
6
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
671
Accurate Passes
144
739
Passes
216
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
2
38
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
55
34
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.8
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
0
17
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
26
7
Clearances
26

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Eiji KawashimaG
  2. 5Guido MilánCD-L
  3. 4Milan BisevacCD-R
  4. 2Fallou DiagneDM
  5. 12Matthieu UdolLB
  6. 3Jonathan RivierezRB
  7. 10Cheick DoukouréCM-L
  8. 23Chris PhilippsCM-R
  9. 11Opa NguetteLM
  10. 22Kevin LejeuneRM
  11. 9Mevlut ErdinçF

Substitutes

  1. 18Cheick DiabatéSUB
  2. 26Ismaïla SarrSUB
  3. 13Franck SignorinoSUB
  4. 14Georges MandjeckSUB
  5. 25Iván BalliuSUB
  6. 8Yann JouffreSUB
  7. 30David OberhauserSUB

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kevin TrappG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 17MaxwellLB
  5. 12Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 8Thiago MottaCM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 6Marco VerrattiRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaLF
  11. 7Lucas MouraRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Christopher NkunkuSUB
  2. 15Gonçalo GuedesSUB
  3. 19Sèrge AurierSUB
  4. 2Thiago SilvaSUB
  5. 16Alphonse AreolaSUB
  6. 10Javier PastoreSUB
  7. 18Giovani Lo CelsoSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
  2. 36' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxwell.
  3. 42' Fallou Diagne (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Ángel Di María.
  5. 63' Substitution, Metz. Ismaila Sarr replaces Kévin Lejeune.
  6. 72' Substitution, Metz. Cheick Diabaté replaces Mevlüt Erdinc.
  7. 76' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Lucas Moura.
  8. 76' Substitution, Metz. Yann Jouffre replaces Cheick Doukoure.
  9. 78' Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Yann Jouffre (Metz) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 88' Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
  11. 90' Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+3' Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a cross.

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