French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, January 27, 2018
Montpellier WDDWW 0
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Paris Saint-Germain WWWLW 4
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PSG224
Parc des Princes · 47,379 att.

Match Report

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Edinson Cavani sets PSG record in rout of Montpellier

Edinson Cavani became Paris Saint-Germain's all-time top goal scorer as the Ligue 1 leaders eased to a 4-0 victory against Montpellier.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
3
30.8
Possession
69.2
16
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
212
Accurate Passes
585
265
Passes
649
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
27
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.1
42
Long Balls
58
22
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
6
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
14
11
Clearances
14

Head to Head

PSG leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 16Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 20Layvin KurzawaLB
  5. 12Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 18Giovani Lo CelsoCM
  7. 25Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 23Julian DraxlerRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Yuri BerchicheSUB
  2. 5MarquinhosSUB
  3. 33Stanley N'SokiSUB
  4. 24Christopher NkunkuSUB
  5. 27Javier PastoreSUB
  6. 6Marco VerrattiSUB
  7. 1Kevin TrappSUB

MON · 3-5-2

  1. 40Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 4HiltonCD
  3. 3Daniel CongréCD-L
  4. 5Pedro MendesCD-R
  5. 7Paul LasneCM-L
  6. 6Junior SambiaCM-R
  7. 13Ellyes SkhiriAM
  8. 31Nicolas CozzaLM
  9. 23Nordi MukieleRM
  10. 14Giovanni SioCF-L
  11. 18Isaac MbenzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Morgan PoatySUB
  2. 19Souleymane CamaraSUB
  3. 17Jérémie Porsan-ClementeSUB
  4. 20Keagan DollySUB
  5. 29Casimir NingaSUB
  6. 1Laurent PionnierSUB
  7. 33Romain CaumetSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
  2. 12' Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  3. 39' Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  4. 40' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos replaces Thiago Silva.
  6. 55' Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Isaac Mbenza.
  8. 64' Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Giovanni Sio.
  9. 67' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Julian Draxler.
  10. 70' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Montpellier 0. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  11. 77' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  12. 77' Substitution, Montpellier. Keagan Dolly replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  13. 82' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edinson Cavani following a fast break.

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