Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1PSG earn first win of season as Draxler header sees them past Metz
Paris Saint-Germain earned their first win of the Ligue 1 season as Julian Draxler headed home in stoppage time to beat Metz 1-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Colin Dagba.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Oukidja.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
- 22': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 25': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by John Boye.
- 25': Attempt saved. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
- 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 30': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
- 30': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 33': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 37': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
- 41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 42': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
- 42': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 43': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
- 45': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Mitchel Bakker is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Metz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Metz 0.
- 46': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 46': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 47': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 53': Attempt missed. Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain).
- 55': Thomas Delaine (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Thomas Delaine (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Offside, Metz. Thomas Delaine tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
- 61': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Fabien Centonze (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 65': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Second yellow card to Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) for a bad foul.
- 66': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but John Boye is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 70': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by John Boye.
- 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Habib Maïga.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Habib Diallo.
- 73': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabien Centonze.
- 77': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 79': Attempt missed. Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 81': Dylan Bronn (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 81': Substitution, Metz. Youssef Maziz replaces Farid Boulaya.
- 82': Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Ibrahima Niane.
- 83': Attempt missed. Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bandiougou Fadiga replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 86': Juan Bernat went off injured after Paris Saint Germain had used all subs.
- 86': Substitution, Metz. Victorien Angban replaces Vincent Pajot.
- 86': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 87': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Youssef Maziz (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Habib Maïga.
- 90'+3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Offside, Metz. Dylan Bronn tries a through ball, but Thierry Ambrose is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0.
Statistics
METZ |
PSG![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 172 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 254 | Passes | 638 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 29 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 3,352
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | +40 | 66 |
| 2 | Lens | 29 | +28 | 62 |
| 3 | Lyon | 30 | +15 | 54 |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | +15 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 31 | Colin Dagba |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 19 | Pablo Sarabia |
Metz (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 21 | John Boye |
| 6 | Mamadou Fofana |
| 2 | Dylan Bronn |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 14 | Vincent Pajot |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 20 | Habib Diallo |
| 7 | Ibrahima Niane |
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