Metz vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Metz

37': Emmanuel Rivière
55': Benoît Assou-Ekotto
61':

FT
1 - 5

Paris Saint-Germain

31': Edinson Cavani
59': Kylian Mbappé
69': Neymar
75': Edinson Cavani
87': Lucas Moura

Mbappe scores in debut as PSG cruise past 10-man Metz

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Debutant Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Edinson Cavani flexed their muscles as Paris St Germain romped to a 5-1 victory over 10-man Metz.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Cafú.
7': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
9': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
11': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuri.
11': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
13': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
13': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
16': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
16': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Motta with a headed pass.
19': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
20': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
22': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
25': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marquinhos.
26': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross following a corner.
26': Offside, Metz. Emmanuel Rivière tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
26': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
27': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
28': Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
29': Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Iván Balliu.
30': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
30': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
32': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
32': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Yuri (Paris Saint Germain).
34': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
35': 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 Kylian Mbappe with a cross.
35': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
35': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
36': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yuri.
37': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross following a corner.
38': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
38': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
39': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
41': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Delay in match Iván Balliu (Metz) because of an injury.
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe with a through ball.
42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
43': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
44': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
48': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
54': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Dossevi.
54': Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
55': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
55': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
55': Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) is shown the red card.
56': Delay in match Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuri.
59': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
61': Offside, Metz. Moussa Niakhate tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
61': Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Cafú.
61': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappe tries a through ball, but Yuri is caught offside.
62': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
63': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
66': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a through ball.
67': Attempt saved. Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
68': Attempt blocked. Chris Philipps (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
69': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
70': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
72': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
75': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 4. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
76': Substitution, Metz. Brian Fernández replaces Nolan Roux.
76': Offside, Metz. Mathieu Dossevi tries a through ball, but Brian Fernández is caught offside.
77': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Edinson Cavani.
78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Thiago Motta.
82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yuri.
82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Neymar.
84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Adrien Rabiot.
85': Attempt blocked. Brian Fernández (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
85': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christopher Nkunku.
86': Attempt missed. Moussa Niakhate (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brian Fernández with a cross following a corner.
87': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
87': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 5. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
89': Foul by Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain).
89': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
90': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
90'+1': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Match ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 5.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 5.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 5.

Statistics

PSG		METZ
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
5	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	7
72.2	Possession	27.8
23	SHOTS	8
12	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
603	Accurate Passes	185
668	Passes	247
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
10	Accurate Crosses	5
24	Crosses	12
0.4	Cross %	0.4
38	Long Balls	61
33	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.9	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	19
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
11	Effective Clearances	18
11	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 25,015

Line-Ups

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Eiji Kawashima (GK)
21	Moussa Niakhaté
6	Milan Bisevac
32	Benoît Assou-Ekotto
25	Iván Balliu
24	Renaud Cohade
26	Cafú
23	Chris Philipps
29	Emmanuel Rivière
17	Mathieu Dossevi
9	Nolan Roux

Metz Substitutes:

Thomas Didillon, Fallou Diagne, Brian Fernandez, Opa Nguette, Yann Jouffre, Matthieu Udol, Gerónimo Poblete.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
5	Marquinhos
17	Yuri Berchiche
12	Thomas Meunier
29	Kylian Mbappé
25	Adrien Rabiot
8	Thiago Motta
9	Edinson Cavani
10	Neymar
23	Julian Draxler

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Giovani Lo Celso, Lucas Moura, Thiago Silva, Layvin Kurzawa, Dani Alves, Christopher Nkunku, Kevin Trapp.

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