French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, April 24, 2021
Paris Saint-Germain WWLWW 3
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Metz LLLLD 1
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Match Report

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Mbappe double guides PSG to 3-1 win over Metz

Kylian Mbappe scored either side of halftime as Paris St Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 victory over Metz.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
4
66.9
Possession
33.1
19
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
605
Accurate Passes
267
678
Passes
325
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
49
31
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
11
28
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
19
9
Effective Clearances
17
9
Clearances
17

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 3-5-1-1

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 23Boubakar Kiki KouyateCD
  3. 21John BoyeCD-L
  4. 2Dylan BronnCD-R
  5. 5Victorien AngbanCM-L
  6. 15Pape Matar SarrCM-R
  7. 19Habib MaïgaAM
  8. 17Thomas DelaineLM
  9. 18Fabien CentonzeRM
  10. 24Aaron Leya IsekaF
  11. 10Farid BoulayaRCF

Substitutes

  1. 27VágnerSUB
  2. 3Matthieu UdolSUB
  3. 7Ibrahima NianeSUB
  4. 30Marc-Aurele CaillardSUB
  5. 6Mamadou FofanaSUB
  6. 22Youssef MazizSUB
  7. 13Lamine GueyeSUB
  8. 4Kevin N'DoramSUB
  9. 26Papa Ndiaga YadeSUB

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 4Thilo KehrerCD-R
  4. 20Layvin KurzawaLB
  5. 24Alessandro FlorenziRB
  6. 8Leandro ParedesCM
  7. 6Marco VerrattiLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 7Kylian MbappéF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 19Pablo SarabiaRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Julian DraxlerSUB
  2. 31Colin DagbaSUB
  3. 27Idrissa GueyeSUB
  4. 25Mitchel BakkerSUB
  5. 16Sergio RicoSUB
  6. 9Mauro IcardiSUB
  7. 15Danilo PereiraSUB
  8. 18Moise KeanSUB
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
  2. 15' Victorien Angban (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 46' Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Fabien Centonze (Metz) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
  5. 58' Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 59' Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 60' Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mitchel Bakker replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
  9. 65' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  10. 68' Substitution, Metz. Kevin N'Doram replaces Victorien Angban.
  11. 68' Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Aaron Leya Iseka.
  12. 79' Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 81' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Neymar.
  14. 87' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
  15. 87' Substitution, Metz. Vágner Dias replaces Habib Maïga.
  16. 87' Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Thomas Delaine.
  17. 87' Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Farid Boulaya.
  18. 89' Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

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