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

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

20': Edinson Cavani (P)
51': Thiago Motta
89': Edinson Cavani

FT
3 - 0

Saint-Étienne

Neymar contributes to two goals, Cavani scores brace as PSG stay perfect

Neymar had a hand in two goals as Paris St Germain continued their 100 percent start to the new Ligue 1 campaign with a comfortable 3-0 home win.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
5': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
5': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
9': Attempt missed. Saidy Janko (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
10': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
10': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Offside, St Etienne. Habib Maiga tries a through ball, but Bryan Dabo is caught offside.
14': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Saidy Janko (St Etienne).
14': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
14': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt blocked. Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
19': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani draws a foul in the penalty area.
19': Penalty conceded by Saidy Janko (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
19': Saidy Janko (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, St Etienne 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
24': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain).
25': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Habib Maiga with a through ball.
25': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
26': Attempt missed. Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
27': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
27': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Saidy Janko (St Etienne).
30': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Habib Maiga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Dabo.
32': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
32': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
32': Attempt blocked. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
33': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
34': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
34': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne).
35': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt blocked. Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Dabo.
39': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
39': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Silva.
44': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
45': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
45'+1': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Delay in match Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, St Etienne 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, St Etienne 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
49': Foul by Habib Maiga (St Etienne).
49': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
50': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
51': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, St Etienne 0. Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marquinhos following a set piece situation.
52': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
52': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
53': Saidy Janko (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
58': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
58': Saidy Janko (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
59': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a cross following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saidy Janko.
65': Foul by Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne).
65': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Substitution, St Etienne. Vincent Pajot replaces Habib Maiga.
66': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
66': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Saidy Janko.
69': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
70': Foul by Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain).
70': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Delay in match Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, St Etienne. Leo Lacroix replaces Gabriel Silva because of an injury.
73': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Dabo.
74': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
74': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
74': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
74': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Substitution, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane replaces Romain Hamouma.
78': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
79': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Yuri replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
81': Attempt missed. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
82': Foul by Yuri (Paris Saint Germain).
82': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Javier Pastore.
84': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
84': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Attempt missed. Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
85': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
85': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane.
87': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
87': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
88': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
89': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, St Etienne 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Saidy Janko.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+3': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Saidy Janko (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, St Etienne 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, St Etienne 0.

Statistics

ASSE		PSG
12	Fouls	20
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	2
38.8	Possession	61.2
12	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
323	Accurate Passes	546
378	Passes	601
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	39
18	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
5	Blocked Shots	3
18	Effective Tackles	11
24	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	9
18	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,957

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
5	Marquinhos
20	Layvin Kurzawa
12	Thomas Meunier
8	Thiago Motta
25	Adrien Rabiot
27	Javier Pastore
9	Edinson Cavani
10	Neymar
11	Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Christopher Nkunku, Julian Draxler, Kevin Trapp, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Yuri Berchiche, Giovani Lo Celso.

Saint-Étienne (3-4-3)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24	Loïc Perrin
2	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
29	Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
17	Ole Selnaes
13	Habib Maïga
11	Gabriel Silva
15	Saidy Janko
14	Jonathan Bamba
7	Bryan Dabo
21	Romain Hamouma

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Oussama Tannane, Assane Dioussé, Léo Lacroix, Robert Beric, Jessy Moulin, Vincent Pajot, Loïs Diony.

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