French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, February 17, 2018
Strasbourg WLLWW 2
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Paris Saint-Germain WWWWL 5
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STR112
PSG325
Parc des Princes · 47,059 att.

Match Report

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Edinson Cavani's brace caps PSG's win over Strasbourg

Paris Saint-Germain overcame the disappointment of their Champions League defeat to Real Madrid by beating Strasbourg 5-2 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
0
36.4
Possession
63.6
12
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
11
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
605
363
Passes
664
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
34
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
16
22
Clearances
16

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 16Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 20Layvin KurzawaLB
  5. 32Dani AlvesRB
  6. 19Lassana DiarraCM
  7. 23Julian DraxlerLM
  8. 18Giovani Lo CelsoRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Adrien RabiotSUB
  2. 24Christopher NkunkuSUB
  3. 5MarquinhosSUB
  4. 27Javier PastoreSUB
  5. 40Sebastien CiboisSUB
  6. 8Thiago MottaSUB
  7. 12Thomas MeunierSUB

STR · 4-5-1

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 4Pablo MartinezCD-L
  3. 26Bakary KonéCD-R
  4. 22Ernest SekaLB
  5. 2Dimitri FoulquierRB
  6. 11Dimitri LiénardCM-L
  7. 28Jonas MartinCM-R
  8. 8Jean-Eudes AholouAM
  9. 29Nuno da CostaLM
  10. 27Kenny LalaRM
  11. 19Stéphane BahokenF

Substitutes

  1. 13Jeremy BlayacSUB
  2. 21Yoann SalmierSUB
  3. 6Jérémy GrimmSUB
  4. 9Idriss SaadiSUB
  5. 17Anthony GoncalvesSUB
  6. 30Bingourou KamaraSUB
  7. 5Vincent NogueiraSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Strasbourg 1. Jean Eudes Aholou (Strasbourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny Lala.
  2. 10' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Strasbourg 1. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 21' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Strasbourg 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  4. 22' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 1. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 24' Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Joia Nuno Da Costa (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Dimitri Foulquier (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 58' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta replaces Lass Diarra.
  9. 58' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  10. 61' Substitution, Strasbourg. Anthony Gonçalves replaces Dimitri Lienard.
  11. 67' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 2. Stéphane Bahoken (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joia Nuno Da Costa.
  12. 68' Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 73' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Strasbourg 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a through ball.
  14. 74' Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 78' Substitution, Strasbourg. Idriss Saadi replaces Joia Nuno Da Costa.
  16. 79' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Strasbourg 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
  17. 82' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Julian Draxler.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Strasbourg. Vincent Nogueira replaces Jonas Martin.

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