Paris Saint-Germain vs Stade de Reims, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Edinson Cavani scores twice, wins penalty as PSG punish Reims
Edinson Cavani scored twice and played a part in another as PSG cruised to their seventh win in seven Ligue 1 matches this season.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Hand ball by Stanley N'Soki (Paris Saint Germain).
- 2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Reims 1. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Chavarria.
- 4': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Colin Dagba.
- 5': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Aly Ndom.
- 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 9': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Xavier Chavalerin.
- 18': Foul by Aly Ndom (Reims).
- 18': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Delay in match Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Aly Ndom (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Oudin.
- 23': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Penalty conceded by Ghislain Konan (Reims) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thomas Meunier replaces Colin Dagba because of an injury.
- 24': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Reims 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 31': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain).
- 31': Romain Métanire (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Foul by Remi Oudin (Reims).
- 35': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Aly Ndom (Reims).
- 39': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Reims).
- 39': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 41': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Reims).
- 43': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Xavier Chavalerin (Reims).
- 43': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Reims 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Reims 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 3, Reims 1.
- 48': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 51': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 51': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 52': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.
- 53': Attempt saved. Remi Oudin (Reims) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavier Chavalerin.
- 54': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Reims).
- 54': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 1. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 56': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a through ball.
- 57': Foul by Aly Ndom (Reims).
- 57': Stanley N'Soki (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Aly Ndom (Reims).
- 58': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Julian Draxler.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley N'Soki.
- 63': Substitution, Reims. Hassane Kamara replaces Remi Oudin.
- 65': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 67': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 68': Attempt saved. Pablo Chavarria (Reims) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jacques-Alaixys Romao.
- 68': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
- 69': Delay in match Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Reims. Mathieu Cafaro replaces Pablo Chavarria.
- 70': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara following a set piece situation.
- 72': Foul by Mathieu Cafaro (Reims).
- 72': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro.
- 74': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Reims).
- 74': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 74': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
- 77': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Reims. Nolan Mbemba replaces Jacques-Alaixys Romao.
- 83': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 83': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain).
- 84': Hassane Kamara (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Cafaro.
- 87': Attempt missed. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
- 90': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
- 90': Foul by Romain Métanire (Reims).
- 90': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Edouard Mendy.
- 90'+2': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+2': Hassane Kamara (Reims) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 1.
Statistics
 REIM |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 28.5 | Possession | 71.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 204 | Accurate Passes | 648 |
| 278 | Passes | 713 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 33 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 16 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,237
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,237
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lille | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 34 | Stanley N'Soki |
| 31 | Colin Dagba |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 27 | Moussa Diaby |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
Stade de Reims (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 2 | Björn Engels |
| 4 | Alaixys Romao  |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 15 | Romain Métanire |
| 7 | Xavier Chavalerin |
| 17 | Aly Ndom |
| 11 | Sheyi Ojo |
| 18 | Rémi Oudin |
| 12 | Pablo Chavarría |
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