French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, August 12, 2018
Caen DLLLD 0
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Paris Saint-Germain LLLWW 3
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CAN000
PSG213
Parc des Princes · 47,289 att.

Match Report

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Tim Weah joins Neymar on target as PSG begin Ligue 1 campaign with win

Paris Saint-Germain began their Ligue 1 title defence in style with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Caen on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
2
34.4
Possession
65.6
5
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
338
Accurate Passes
718
402
Passes
782
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
12
0.5
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
29
28
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
7
24
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
19
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
11
18
Clearances
11

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 2Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 36Stanley N'SokiLB
  5. 34Colin DagbaRB
  6. 19Lassana DiarraCM
  7. 25Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 33Antoine BernedeRM
  9. 10NeymarF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaLF
  11. 24Christopher NkunkuRF

Substitutes

  1. 35Moussa DiabySUB
  2. 30Kevin TrappSUB
  3. 37Kévin RimaneSUB
  4. 12Thomas MeunierSUB
  5. 21Timothy WeahSUB
  6. 18Giovani Lo CelsoSUB
  7. 23Julian DraxlerSUB

CAN · 4-3-3

  1. 30Brice SambaG
  2. 24Alexander DjikuCD-L
  3. 29Romain GenevoisCD-R
  4. 22Adama MbenguéLB
  5. 3Yoel ArmougomRB
  6. 6Prince OnianguéCM
  7. 8Stef PeetersLM
  8. 28Faycal FajrRM
  9. 19Malik TchokounteF
  10. 17Jessy DeminguetLF
  11. 11Casimir NingaRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Emmanuel ImorouSUB
  2. 7Timo StavitskiSUB
  3. 1Edwin ZelaznySUB
  4. 20Issa MaregaSUB
  5. 23Mouhamadou DaboSUB
  6. 27Enzo CrivelliSUB
  7. 10Ronny RodelinSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Caen 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a through ball.
  2. 35' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Caen 0. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a fast break.
  3. 45' Substitution, Caen. Emmanuel Imorou replaces Adama Mbengue.
  4. 62' Substitution, Caen. Enzo Crivelli replaces Jessy Deminguet.
  5. 70' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Moussa Diaby replaces Lass Diarra.
  6. 70' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
  7. 77' Substitution, Caen. Timo Stavitski replaces Casimir Ninga.
  8. 82' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Timothy Weah replaces Neymar.
  9. 89' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Caen 0. Timothy Weah (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  10. 89' Timothy Weah (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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