French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 25': Kylian Mbappé
  • 28': Kylian Mbappé
  • 31': Neymar
  • 50': Kylian Mbappé
  • 67': Ángel Di María
FT
5 - 0
  • Red Card 58': Boubacar Traoré

Kylian Mbappe celebrates Paris Saint-Germain stay with hat trick on final day against Metz

Kylian Mbappe celebrated his new contract with PSG in style, scoring a hat trick as the French champions beat Metz 5-0 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 1': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by William Mikelbrencis (Metz).
  • 2': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
  • 12': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
  • 14': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé.
  • 15': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bronn (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Vincent Pajot (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Boubacar Traore.
  • 17': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
  • 17': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 23': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 23': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Boubacar Traore (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
  • 25': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
  • 26': Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 28': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 31': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 36': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
  • 39': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 50': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Metz 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 56': Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces William Mikelbrencis.
  • 56': Substitution, Metz. Sikou Niakaté replaces Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik.
  • 57': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 57': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Second yellow card to Boubacar Traore (Metz) for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 61': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
  • 62': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 62': Pape Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Hand ball by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 65': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
  • 65': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
  • 67': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 67': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Metz 0. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
  • 71': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Joseph replaces Farid Boulaya.
  • 71': Substitution, Metz. Louis Mafouta replaces Didier Lamkel Zé.
  • 72': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
  • 72': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 78': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Marco Verratti.
  • 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Neymar.
  • 79': Hand ball by Pape Sarr (Metz).
  • 83': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Alexandre Letellier replaces Keylor Navas.
  • 84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Achraf Hakimi.
  • 85': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
  • 89': Hand ball by Lenny Joseph (Metz).
  • 90': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lenny Joseph.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Metz 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Metz 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 1
24.7 Possession 75.3
4 SHOTS 27
1 ON GOAL 12
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
181 Accurate Passes 699
240 Passes 761
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 39
18 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.9
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 11
25 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
17 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 5
13 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,926

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 30 +47 69
2 AS Monaco 30 +18 58
3 Brest 30 +15 53
4 Lille 30 +17 52
Full Table

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
5 Marquinhos
3 Presnel Kimpembe
2 Achraf Hakimi
30 Lionel Messi
15 Danilo Pereira
6 Marco Verratti
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
11 Ángel Di María

METZ Metz (5-4-1)

No. Name
30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
27 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
2 Dylan Bronn
13 Fali Candé
25 William Mikelbrencis
8 Boubacar Traoré Yellow Card
14 Vincent Pajot
10 Farid Boulaya
15 Pape Matar Sarr
22 Didier Lamkel Ze

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