Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

39': Falaye Sacko (OG)
43': Neymar (P)
51': Neymar
69': Kylian Mbappé
87': Renato Sanches

FT
5 - 2

Montpellier

58': Wahbi Khazri
90'+2': Enzo Tchato

Neymar scores twice as PSG thump Montpellier

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Neymar scored twice as Paris St Germain thumped Montpellier 5-2 in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier).
3': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
3': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
7': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
7': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
11': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
13': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
13': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Théo Sainte-Luce.
15': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Enzo Tchato Mbiayi.
19': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
19': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Penalty conceded by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
22': VAR Decision: Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
23': Penalty saved! Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
24': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
24': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
25': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
26': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
26': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
29': Foul by Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier).
29': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
29': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
30': Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
33': Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
34': Foul by Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
34': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
37': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
38': Foul by Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier).
38': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
39': Own Goal by Falaye Sacko, Montpellier. Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0.
41': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
41': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Penalty conceded by Falaye Sacko (Montpellier) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
43': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Vitinha.
45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0.
48': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
48': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
48': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
50': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Enzo Tchato Mbiayi.
50': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
51': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
54': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
55': Foul by Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (Montpellier).
55': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
58': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Montpellier 1. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
60': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
60': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
60': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
61': Foul by Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
61': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
62': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier).
63': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
65': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
65': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
66': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
66': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt saved. Théo Sainte-Luce (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
68': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Enzo Tchato Mbiayi.
69': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
70': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Faitout Maouassa.
70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Vitinha.
72': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
74': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
75': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Offside, Montpellier. Enzo Tchato Mbiayi tries a through ball, but Arnaud Souquet is caught offside.
76': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
76': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
77': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
78': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
78': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Wahbi Khazri.
78': Substitution, Montpellier. Mamadou Sakho replaces Elye Wahi.
80': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
80': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
80': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': 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 Presnel Kimpembe.
82': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
83': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet following a fast break.
84': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Presnel Kimpembe is caught offside.
85': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Marco Verratti.
86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Achraf Hakimi.
86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Kylian Mbappé.
86': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Téji Savanier.
86': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
86': VAR Decision: No Goal Paris Saint Germain 4-1 Montpellier.
87': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 1. Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
90': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
90': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Neymar.
90'+2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 2. Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Khalil Fayad with a through ball.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 2.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 2.

Statistics

MON		PSG
18	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	2
41	Possession	59
7	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	10
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
371	Accurate Passes	562
425	Passes	611
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
4	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.3
39	Long Balls	21
27	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.7	Long Balls %	0.9
1	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	14
17	Effective Clearances	2
17	Clearances	2

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,849

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	31	+53	78
2	Marseille	31	+23	58
3	Nice	32	+21	57
4	Lille	31	+17	56

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

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

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Keylor Navas, Hugo Ekitike, Renato Sanches, Nordi Mukiele, Danilo Pereira, Juan Bernat, Abdou Diallo, Leandro Paredes, Pablo Sarabia.

Montpellier (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Jonas Omlin (GK)
31	Nicolas Cozza
77	Falaye Sacko
13	Joris Chotard
17	Théo Sainte-Luce
29	Enzo Tchato
11	Téji Savanier
12	Jordan Ferri
21	Elye Wahi
27	Faitout Maouassa
99	Wahbi Khazri

Montpellier Substitutes:

Valère Germain, Béni Makouana, Khalil Fayad, Maxime Estève, Leo Leroy, Arnaud Nordin, Mamadou Sakho, Arnaud Souquet, Dimitry Bertaud.

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