Paris Saint-Germain vs Saint-Étienne, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Last-gasp Icardi goal boosts PSG title bid in St Etienne thriller
Paris St Germain stayed in the hunt for a fourth successive Ligue 1 title after Mauro Icardi scored in the dying seconds of stoppage time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Zaydou Youssouf.
- 3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Romain Hamouma.
- 5': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne).
- 5': Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain).
- 6': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 11': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 13': Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafinha.
- 19': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
- 21': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 21': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
- 22': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moise Kean following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafinha.
- 24': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne).
- 27': Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 29': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 30': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 30': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Mitchel Bakker.
- 31': Attempt missed. Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 32': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 35': Attempt saved. Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 36': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
- 37': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 38': Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne).
- 42': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 42': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 45': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Saint-Etienne 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Saint-Etienne 0.
- 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
- 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Denis Bouanga replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 47': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne).
- 53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Denis Bouanga.
- 55': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne).
- 55': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 56': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Mathieu Debuchy because of an injury.
- 57': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne).
- 57': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 61': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mahdi Camara.
- 63': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
- 63': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 63': Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Pape Abou Cissé tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Rafinha.
- 68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Moise Kean.
- 68': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Wahbi Khazri.
- 69': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mahdi Camara.
- 69': Hand ball by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 74': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne).
- 76': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Etienne Green.
- 76': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Colin Dagba replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 78': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Saint-Etienne 1. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Trauco with a cross.
- 79': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Saint-Etienne 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
- 80': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
- 80': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne).
- 84': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne).
- 84': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
- 85': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne).
- 86': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Etienne Green (Saint-Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Saint-Etienne 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 89': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Miguel Trauco.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Abou Cissé.
- 90'+2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Saint-Etienne 2. Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne).
- 90'+3': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yvan Neyou.
- 90'+5': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Saint-Etienne 2. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Saint-Etienne 2.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Saint-Etienne 2.
Statistics
 ASSE |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 28.3 | Possession | 71.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 197 | Accurate Passes | 603 |
| 265 | Passes | 680 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 34 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | +36 | 60 |
| 2 | Lens | 27 | +30 | 59 |
| 3 | Marseille | 27 | +19 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 27 | +12 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Sergio Rico (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe  |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 25 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 12 | Rafinha |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
| 19 | Pablo Sarabia |
Saint-Étienne (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Etienne Green (GK) |
| 6 | Pape Abou Cissé |
| 2 | Harold Moukoudi |
| 13 | Miguel Trauco |
| 26 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 19 | Yvan Neyou |
| 8 | Mahdi Camara |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
| 28 | Zaydou Youssef |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
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