French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 3': Mauro Icardi
  • 25': Ludovic Ajorque (OG)
  • 27': Julian Draxler
  • 86': Pablo Sarabia
FT
4 - 2
Strasbourg
  • 53': Kevin Gameiro
  • 64': Ludovic Ajorque
  • Red Card 81': Alexander Djiku

Messi watches on as PSG make hard work of beating Strasbourg

Lionel Messi watched on from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain made hard work of beating Strasbourg 4-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Strasbourg 0. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdou Diallo with a cross.
  • 4': Offside, Strasbourg. Sanjin Prcic tries a through ball, but Kevin Gameiro is caught offside.
  • 7': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg).
  • 8': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Dimitri Lienard (Strasbourg).
  • 10': Foul by Jean Eudes Aholou (Strasbourg).
  • 10': Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg).
  • 10': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sanjin Prcic.
  • 15': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 18': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 18': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Sanjin Prcic (Strasbourg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lucas Perrin.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 25': Own Goal by Ludovic Ajorque, Strasbourg. Paris Saint Germain 2, Strasbourg 0.
  • 27': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 0. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Foul by Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg).
  • 30': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Dimitri Lienard (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 36': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
  • 38': Hand ball by Jean Eudes Aholou (Strasbourg).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdou Diallo with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Kevin Gameiro (Strasbourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 40': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 40': Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Substitution, Strasbourg. Adrien Thomasson replaces Jean Eudes Aholou because of an injury.
  • 43': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg).
  • 43': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Kevin Gameiro (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
  • 45': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).
  • 45': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Dimitri Lienard (Strasbourg).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 0.
  • 47': Foul by Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg).
  • 47': Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 50': Foul by Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 50': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 1. Kevin Gameiro (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
  • 57': Offside, Strasbourg. Karol Fila tries a through ball, but Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Karol Fila (Strasbourg).
  • 59': Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Karol Fila (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Éric Ebimbe.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 62': Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Strasbourg. Anthony Caci replaces Karol Fila.
  • 64': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 2. Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Lienard with a cross.
  • 66': Dimitri Lienard (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 67': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
  • 69': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Dimitri Lienard (Strasbourg).
  • 70': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
  • 70': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Julian Draxler.
  • 71': Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 76': Substitution, Strasbourg. Habib Diallo replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
  • 76': Substitution, Strasbourg. Majeed Waris replaces Kevin Gameiro.
  • 76': Substitution, Strasbourg. Mahamé Siby replaces Sanjin Prcic because of an injury.
  • 77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mahamé Siby.
  • 79': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).
  • 79': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).
  • 81': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Second yellow card to Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) for a bad foul.
  • 83': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lucas Perrin.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 86': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Strasbourg 2. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Majeed Waris (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga replaces Mauro Icardi.
  • 90': Foul by Anthony Caci (Strasbourg).
  • 90': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anthony Caci (Strasbourg).
  • 90'+2': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Habib Diallo (Strasbourg).
  • 90'+3': Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Strasbourg 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Strasbourg 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 0
35 Possession 65
8 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 642
364 Passes 697
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 46
25 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 3
16 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 9
10 Effective Clearances 11
10 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,962

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 31 +43 70
2 Lens 31 +28 64
3 Lyon 32 +18 60
4 Lille 32 +16 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
24 Thilo Kehrer
22 Abdou Diallo
2 Achraf Hakimi
21 Ander Herrera
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
36 Junior Dina Ebimbe Yellow Card
9 Mauro Icardi
7 Kylian Mbappé
23 Julian Draxler
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Sergio Rico, Danilo Pereira, Nathan Bitumazala, Ismaël Gharbi, Rafinha, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Pablo Sarabia, Edouard Michut.

STR Strasbourg (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Matz Sels (GK)
27 Ibrahim Sissoko
24 Alexander Djiku Yellow Card
5 Lucas Perrin
11 Dimitri Liénard
4 Karol Fila Yellow Card
14 Sanjin Prcic
17 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Yellow Card
6 Jean-Eudes Aholou
9 Kevin Gameiro
25 Ludovic Ajorque
Strasbourg Substitutes:
Habib Diallo, Mahamé Siby, Anthony Caci, Adrien Thomasson, Eiji Kawashima, Mouhamadou Diarra, Marvin Senaya, Majeed Waris, Mehdi Chahiri.

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