Clermont Foot vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Clermont Foot

FT
0 - 5

Paris Saint-Germain

9': Neymar
26': Achraf Hakimi
38': Marquinhos
80': Lionel Messi
86': Lionel Messi

Magnificent Messi inspires PSG to 5-0 win over Clermont

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Lionel Messi scored a late brace, including a stunning overhead kick, as PSG began their Ligue 1 title defence with a 5-0 win at Clermont.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Komnen Andric (Clermont) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
3': Alidu Seidu (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
4': Dangerous play by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
4': Komnen Andric (Clermont) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
7': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alidu Seidu.
7': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
7': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
11': Foul by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
11': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
11': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
13': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Attempt blocked. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Foul by Muhammed Cham (Clermont).
17': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
22': Attempt missed. Maxime Gonalons (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
23': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
24': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
24': Johan Gastien (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
27': Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Clermont).
27': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alidu Seidu.
28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alidu Seidu.
29': Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
29': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Johan Gastien.
30': Attempt saved. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
30': Alidu Seidu (Clermont) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
33': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Clermont).
33': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
35': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
35': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
38': Foul by Jim Allevinah (Clermont).
38': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a set piece situation.
42': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
42': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mory Diaw.
45'+2': First Half ends, Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
45': Second Half begins Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
48': Foul by Muhammed Cham (Clermont).
48': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Florent Ogier (Clermont).
48': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Attempt blocked. Jim Allevinah (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Clermont).
51': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Komnen Andric (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
54': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Clermont).
54': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a set piece situation.
56': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
56': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Komnen Andric.
59': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
62': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
62': Komnen Andric (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Alidu Seidu (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
65': Attempt missed. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elbasan Rashani.
67': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
67': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Maxime Gonalons (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Vitinha.
67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Sergio Ramos.
69': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
71': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
71': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
72': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Clermont. Yohann Magnin replaces Muhammed Cham.
73': Substitution, Clermont. Jodel Dossou replaces Jim Allevinah.
77': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mory Diaw.
78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Pablo Sarabia.
80': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
81': Substitution, Clermont. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui replaces Elbasan Rashani.
82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Marco Verratti.
83': Foul by Yohann Magnin (Clermont).
83': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
85': Substitution, Clermont. Brandon Baiye replaces Maxime Gonalons.
86': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 5. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a through ball.
87': Attempt saved. Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
88': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
88': Komnen Andric (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90': Second Half ends, Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 5.
0': Match ends, Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 5.

Statistics

PSG		CLE
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	0
1	Saves	7
61.5	Possession	38.5
18	SHOTS	7
12	ON GOAL	1
0.7	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
603	Accurate Passes	355
673	Passes	425
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	1
14	Crosses	3
0.6	Cross %	0.3
29	Long Balls	49
21	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	11
9	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	12
3	Effective Clearances	16
3	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Location: Clermont, France
Attendance: 12,203

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	30	+43	69
2	Lens	30	+28	63
3	Lyon	31	+16	57
4	Lille	31	+16	57

Full Table

Line-Ups

Clermont Foot (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Mory Diaw (GK)
21	Florent Ogier
4	Mateusz Wieteska
3	Neto Borges
36	Alidu Seidu
70	Muhammed-Cham Saracevic
25	Johan Gastien
12	Maxime Gonalons
9	Komnen Andric
18	Elbasan Rashani
11	Jim Allevinah

Clermont Foot Substitutes:

Yohann Magnin, Brandon Baiye, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Sofyan Chader, Ouparine Djoco, Arial Mendy, Wabo Kamdem, Jean-Claude Billong, Jodel Dossou.

Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-3)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
5	Marquinhos
3	Presnel Kimpembe
4	Sergio Ramos
6	Marco Verratti
17	Vitinha
25	Nuno Mendes
2	Achraf Hakimi
30	Lionel Messi
10	Neymar
19	Pablo Sarabia

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Hugo Ekitike, Keylor Navas, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Nordi Mukiele, Danilo Pereira, Juan Bernat, Abdou Diallo, Leandro Paredes.

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