Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
PSG thrash Montpellier to open three-point lead in Ligue 1
PSG scored three goals in a four-minute blitz in the second half as they demolished 10-man Montpellier 4-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
- 1': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa.
- 9': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 9': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 11': Attempt missed. Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
- 13': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 14': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Jonas Omlin (Montpellier).
- 16': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jonas Omlin (Montpellier).
- 19': Jonas Omlin (Montpellier) is shown the red card.
- 21': Substitution, Montpellier. Dimitry Bertaud replaces Mihailo Ristic.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
- 26': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
- 28': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 28': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet tries a through ball, but Junior Sambia is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa.
- 30': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
- 30': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
- 30': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 34': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 35': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Florent Mollet because of an injury.
- 35': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dimitry Bertaud.
- 42': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 42': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pedro Mendes following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
- 45'+1': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+5': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Rico replaces Keylor Navas.
- 48': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 48': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
- 51': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Marquinhos.
- 53': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 54': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 57': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hilton.
- 57': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 61': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Montpellier 0. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 63': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi following a fast break.
- 65': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
- 66': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
- 67': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza replaces Daniel Congré.
- 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Gaetan Laborde.
- 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Stephy Mavididi replaces Damien Le Tallec.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 69': Attempt saved. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 73': Foul by Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
- 73': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Thilo Kehrer is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mitchel Bakker replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
- 76': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
- 78': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 80': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 80': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Mauro Icardi.
- 83': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
- 83': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
- 83': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 85': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 87': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 87': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 0.
Statistics
 MON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 27.6 | Possession | 72.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 155 | Accurate Passes | 553 |
| 234 | Passes | 620 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 3 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 13 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 6 | Marco Verratti  |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Montpellier (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK)  |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 5 | Pedro Mendes |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 14 | Damien Le Tellec |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 10 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
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