French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, August 25, 2018
Angers LLLLL 1
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Paris Saint-Germain LWWWW 3
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ANG101
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Parc des Princes · 47,105 att.

Match Report

Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP

Cavani returns with goal, Mbappe, Neymar score as PSG cruise past Angers

PSG forward Edinson Cavani struck 12 minutes into his first match of the season while Kylian Mbappe and Neymar also scored in a 3-1 win.

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
1
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
5
40.4
Possession
59.6
11
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
381
Accurate Passes
611
465
Passes
679
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
28
23
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
17
Effective Tackles
18
28
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
17
25
Effective Clearances
19
25
Clearances
19

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

PSG · 3-4-1-2

  1. 16Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 2Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  4. 4Thilo KehrerCD-R
  5. 5MarquinhosCM-L
  6. 25Adrien RabiotCM-R
  7. 10NeymarAM
  8. 11Ángel Di MaríaLM
  9. 12Thomas MeunierRM
  10. 9Edinson CavaniCF-L
  11. 7Kylian MbappéCF-R

ANG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Ludovic ButelleG
  2. 4Mateo PavlovićCD-L
  3. 8Ismaël TraoréCD-R
  4. 18Baptiste SantamariaDM
  5. 15Pierrick CapelleLB
  6. 29Vincent ManceauRB
  7. 5Thomas ManganiCM-L
  8. 17Cheikh N'DoyeCM-R
  9. 20Flavien TaitLM
  10. 10Angelo FulginiRM
  11. 22Jeff Reine-AdélaideF

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 21' Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 1. Thomas Mangani (Angers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 45' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Stanley N'Soki replaces Thilo Kehrer.
  5. 51' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Angers 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  6. 61' Substitution, Angers. Wilfried Kanga replaces Angelo Fulgini.
  7. 63' Stanley N'Soki (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Angers 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  9. 73' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Edinson Cavani.
  10. 76' Substitution, Angers. Farid El Melali replaces Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
  11. 82' Substitution, Angers. Rayan Ait Nouri replaces Pierrick Capelle.
  12. 85' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.

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