French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, August 29, 2021
Paris Saint-Germain DLWWW 2
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Stade de Reims LLDDD 0
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Stade Auguste-Delaune II · 20,525 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi makes PSG debut as Kylian Mbappe scores brace in Reims win

Lionel Messi made his long-awaited debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe scored twice in their 2-0 win over Reims.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
67.3
Possession
32.7
12
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
645
Accurate Passes
282
726
Passes
343
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
16
0.5
Cross %
0.3
34
Long Balls
32
22
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
17
13
Effective Clearances
17
13
Clearances
17

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-2

Lineups

REIM · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Predrag RajkovicG
  2. 2Wout FaesCD
  3. 5Yunis AbdelhamidCD-L
  4. 6Andreaw GravillonCD-R
  5. 26Dion LopySW
  6. 15Marshall MunetsiCM-L
  7. 23Moreto CassamáCM-R
  8. 11Nathanaël MbukuLM
  9. 32Thomas FoketRM
  10. 27El Bilal ToureCF-L
  11. 20Ilan KebbalCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Hugo Ekitike
  2. 24Mathieu Cafaro
  3. 3Ghislain Konan
  4. 16Yehvann Diouf
  5. 19Mitchell van Bergen
  6. 13Fodé Doucouré
  7. 12Alexis Flips
  8. 14Valon Berisha
  9. 28Bradley Locko

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 24Thilo KehrerCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 22Abdou DialloLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 27Idrissa GueyeCM
  7. 6Marco VerrattiLM
  8. 18Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 7Kylian MbappéF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaRF

Substitutes

  1. 29Arnaud KalimuendoSUB
  2. 36Junior Dina EbimbeSUB
  3. 50Gianluigi DonnarummaSUB
  4. 8Leandro ParedesSUB
  5. 23Julian DraxlerSUB
  6. 15Danilo PereiraSUB
  7. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  8. 30Lionel MessiSUB
  9. 21Ander HerreraSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Reims 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  2. 45' Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Reims. Bradley Locko replaces Moreto Cassamã.
  4. 45' Substitution, Reims. Valon Berisha replaces Nathanael Mbuku.
  5. 55' Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Goal! Reims 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  7. 66' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi replaces Neymar.
  8. 66' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  9. 71' Substitution, Reims. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Dion Lopy.
  10. 75' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Marco Verratti.
  11. 75' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Abdou Diallo.
  12. 75' Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Ilan Kebbal.
  13. 81' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
  14. 81' Substitution, Reims. Hugo Ekitike replaces El Bilal Touré because of an injury.
  15. 84' Hugo Ekitike (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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