French Ligue 1

Lorient vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Lorient
  • 68': Michaël Ciani
FT
1 - 2
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 28': Benjamin Jeannot (OG)
  • 52': Christopher Nkunku

Paris Saint-Germain ease past Lorient to move into second place

Paris Saint-Germain responded to their Champions League humiliation against Barcelona by scraping past the worst team in the French league.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Michael Ciani (Lorient).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Michael Ciani (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Le Goff.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Alhassan Wakaso (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnold Mvuemba.
  • 6': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
  • 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
  • 10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
  • 10': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Marquinhos is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 12': Mathieu Peybernes (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Michael Ciani (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Moukandjo following a corner.
  • 16': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 19': Sylvain Marveaux (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Mathieu Peybernes (Lorient).
  • 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Peybernes.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a through ball.
  • 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 28': Own Goal by Benjamin Jeannot, Lorient. Lorient 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Sylvain Marveaux (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Philippoteaux.
  • 33': Delay in match Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lorient 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lorient 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 46': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Peybernes.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Peybernes.
  • 48': Foul by Steven Moreira (Lorient).
  • 48': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Goal! Lorient 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  • 53': Offside, Lorient. Sylvain Marveaux tries a through ball, but Romain Philippoteaux is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Alhassan Wakaso (Lorient).
  • 55': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 57': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Michael Ciani (Lorient).
  • 58': Substitution, Lorient. Jérémie Aliadière replaces Benjamin Jeannot.
  • 60': Offside, Lorient. Mathieu Peybernes tries a through ball, but Jérémie Aliadière is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient).
  • 60': Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 62': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 62': Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 64': Steven Moreira (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Marquinhos.
  • 68': Goal! Lorient 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Michael Ciani (Lorient) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sylvain Marveaux with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Steven Moreira (Lorient).
  • 72': Steven Moreira (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Delay in match Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 75': Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Foul by Jérémie Aliadière (Lorient).
  • 77': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
  • 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Serge Aurier replaces Thomas Meunier because of an injury.
  • 82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  • 83': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 83': Mathieu Peybernes (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Substitution, Lorient. Pierre-Yves Hamel replaces Arnold Mvuemba.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Julian Draxler.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  • 90': Offside, Lorient. Steven Moreira tries a through ball, but Jérémie Aliadière is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient).
  • 90'+1': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+3': Pierre-Yves Hamel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lorient 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Lorient 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 5
58.3 Possession 41.7
12 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
477 Accurate Passes 302
553 Passes 385
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 45
31 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
22 Effective Clearances 21
22 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 13,643

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
2 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
3 Paris FC 3 +4 7
4 Lyon 3 +4 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

LOR Lorient (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
13 Michaël Ciani
15 Mathieu Peybernes Yellow Card
25 Vincent Le Goff
20 Steven Moreira Yellow Card
10 Sylvain Marveaux
7 Arnold Mvuemba
23 Alhassan Wakaso
22 Benjamin Jeannot
19 Romain Philippoteaux
12 Benjamin Moukandjo
Lorient Substitutes:
Zargo Touré, Erwin Koffi, Jeremie Aliadiere, Wesley Lautoa, Pierre-Yves Hamel, Paul Delecroix, François Bellugou.

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

No. Name
1 Kevin Trapp (GK)
2 Thiago Silva
5 Marquinhos
20 Layvin Kurzawa
12 Thomas Meunier
25 Adrien Rabiot
10 Javier Pastore
24 Christopher Nkunku
9 Edinson Cavani
23 Julian Draxler
11 Ángel Di María
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Maxwell, Alphonse Areola, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Sèrge Aurier, Gonçalo Guedes, Presnel Kimpembe, Hatem Ben Arfa.

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