French Ligue 1

FT Friday, August 30, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain WWWLW 2
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Metz LWDWL 0
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Stade Saint-Symphorien · 18,845 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
68.3
Possession
31.7
10
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
612
Accurate Passes
230
680
Passes
309
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
56
30
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
18
17
Tackles
24
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
19
Interceptions
8
12
Effective Clearances
11
12
Clearances
11

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-3-3

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 21John BoyeCD-L
  3. 13Stoppila SunzuCD-R
  4. 17Thomas DelaineLB
  5. 18Fabien CentonzeRB
  6. 6Mamadou FofanaCM
  7. 24Renaud CohadeLM
  8. 19Habib MaïgaRM
  9. 20Habib DialloF
  10. 11Opa NguetteLF
  11. 27Farid BoulayaRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Paul DelecroixSUB
  2. 7Ibrahima NianeSUB
  3. 9Thierry AmbroseSUB
  4. 10Marvin GakpaSUB
  5. 28Manuel CabitSUB
  6. 4Kevin N'DoramSUB
  7. 5Victorien AngbanSUB

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 30Marcin BulkaG
  2. 2Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 14Juan BernatLB
  5. 31Colin DagbaRB
  6. 27Idrissa GueyeCM
  7. 6Marco VerrattiLM
  8. 33Adil AouchicheRM
  9. 17Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaLF
  11. 19Pablo SarabiaRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Thomas MeunierSUB
  2. 35Tanguy NianzouSUB
  3. 8Leandro ParedesSUB
  4. 16Alphonse AreolaSUB
  5. 20Layvin KurzawaSUB
  6. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  7. 29JeséSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 27' Mamadou Fofana (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti following a set piece situation.
  4. 59' Substitution, Metz. Victorien Angban replaces Mamadou Fofana.
  5. 65' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Adil Aouchiche.
  6. 70' Substitution, Metz. Marvin Gakpa replaces Renaud Cohade.
  7. 82' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa replaces Marco Verratti.
  8. 82' Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Farid Boulaya.
  9. 90' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jesé replaces Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Ligue 1 News

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