French Ligue 1

FT Friday, September 8, 2017
Paris Saint-Germain WWWWW 5
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Metz LLLLL 1
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PSG145
METZ101
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 25,015 att.

Match Report

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

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Eiji KawashimaG
  2. 21Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. 6Milan BisevacCD-R
  4. 32Benoît Assou-EkottoLB
  5. 25Iván BalliuRB
  6. 24Renaud CohadeAM
  7. 26CafúLM
  8. 23Chris PhilippsRM
  9. 29Emmanuel RivièreF
  10. 17Mathieu DosseviAM-L
  11. 9Nolan RouxAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Thomas DidillonSUB
  2. 3Fallou DiagneSUB
  3. 10Brian FernandezSUB
  4. 11Opa NguetteSUB
  5. 8Yann JouffreSUB
  6. 12Matthieu UdolSUB
  7. 5Gerónimo PobleteSUB

PSG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 12Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 29Kylian MbappéAM
  7. 25Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 8Thiago MottaRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 10NeymarAM-L
  11. 23Julian DraxlerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Giovani Lo CelsoSUB
  2. 7Lucas MouraSUB
  3. 2Thiago SilvaSUB
  4. 20Layvin KurzawaSUB
  5. 32Dani AlvesSUB
  6. 24Christopher NkunkuSUB
  7. 1Kevin TrappSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 41' Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
  5. 55' Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) is shown the red card.
  6. 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.
  7. 61' Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Cafú.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 76' Substitution, Metz. Brian Fernández replaces Nolan Roux.
  11. 77' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Edinson Cavani.
  12. 78' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Thiago Motta.
  13. 84' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  14. 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.

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