French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, September 25, 2021
Montpellier WLWDD 0
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Paris Saint-Germain WWDWW 2
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Parc des Princes · 47,408 att.

Match Report

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Messi watches on as PSG beat Montepellier ahead of Manchester City clash

With Lionel Messi watching from the stands, PSG beat Montpellier on goals from Idrissa Gueye and Julian Draxler.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
4
46.5
Possession
53.5
10
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
465
440
Passes
521
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
40
29
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
18
17
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
6
11
Effective Clearances
14
11
Clearances
14

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 22Abdou DialloLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 8Leandro ParedesCM
  7. 27Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 7Kylian MbappéF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaRF

MON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonas OmlinG
  2. 14Maxime EstèveCD-L
  3. 26ThulerCD-R
  4. 7Mihailo RisticLB
  5. 6Junior SambiaRB
  6. 11Téji SavanierAM
  7. 13Joris ChotardLM
  8. 12Jordan FerriRM
  9. 9Valère GermainF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 25Florent MolletAM-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  2. 26' Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza replaces Thuler because of an injury.
  3. 78' Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Jordan Ferri.
  4. 79' Substitution, Montpellier. Elye Wahi replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  5. 79' Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Florent Mollet.
  6. 81' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  7. 88' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  8. 88' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
  9. 88' Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Joris Chotard.
  10. 89' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Ander Herrera.
  12. 90'+2' Béni Makouana (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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