Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
- 2': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 4': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier).
- 4': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 7': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 7': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt saved. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
- 10': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
- 10': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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.
- 12': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 13': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
- 14': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 14': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
- 15': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 22': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Offside, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza.
- 26': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier).
- 26': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 33': Attempt missed. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 37': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 39': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 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.
- 41': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 42': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 42': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos replaces Thiago Silva.
- 47': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 50': Attempt missed. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
- 50': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
- 52': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
- 55': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 55': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 57': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Julian Draxler.
- 59': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
- 59': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
- 64': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Isaac Mbenza.
- 64': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Giovanni Sio.
- 67': Attempt saved. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
- 67': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Julian Draxler.
- 68': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 68': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Javier Pastore.
- 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.
- 73': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Hand ball by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 77': Substitution, Montpellier. Keagan Dolly replaces Nordi Mukiele.
- 77': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 78': Offside, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara tries a through ball, but Hilton is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
- 79': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 81': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 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.
- 83': Foul by Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain).
- 83': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 84': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keagan Dolly with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
- 85': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 85': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keagan Dolly with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt missed. Keagan Dolly (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
- 90': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 0.
- 90'+2': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 0.
Statistics
 MON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,379
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,379
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 12 | Thomas Meunier |
| 18 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Montpellier (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 5 | Pedro Mendes  |
| 7 | Paul Lasne |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 23 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 14 | Giovanni Sio |
| 18 | Isaac Mbenza |
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