AC Ajaccio vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe star as PSG beat Ajaccio 3-0 in Ligue 1
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined in superb fashion to fire Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-0 win at AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1 on Friday.
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 in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio).
- 2': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 4': Attempt missed. Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 5': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 5': Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 10': Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 12': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio).
- 13': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Leroy.
- 14': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 14': Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio).
- 17': Hand ball by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 20': Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Attempt missed. Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli following a set piece situation.
- 22': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
- 22': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 22': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 23': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Goal! Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
- 30': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Juan Bernat.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli.
- 32': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 32': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 33': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 37': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 37': Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio).
- 40': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 41': Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 46': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 46': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio).
- 48': Attempt saved. Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 48': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Leroy.
- 51': Attempt saved. Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 51': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Leroy.
- 51': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches tries a through ball, but Fabián Ruiz is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Youssouf Koné.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 57': Substitution, Ajaccio. Romain Hamouma replaces Bevic Moussiti-Oko.
- 57': Substitution, Ajaccio. Riad Nouri replaces Cyrille Bayala.
- 58': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Youssouf Koné (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Youssouf.
- 59': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 59': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 61': Attempt missed. Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Renato Sanches.
- 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Youssouf Koné.
- 65': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mohamed Youssouf.
- 66': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a headed pass following a corner.
- 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Coutadeur.
- 67': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Carlos Soler.
- 71': Attempt saved. Youcef Belaïli (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur.
- 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mickaël Barreto replaces Mounaïm El Idrissy.
- 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Ismaël Diallo replaces Youssouf Koné.
- 78': Goal! Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
- 80': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 82': Goal! Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 83': Substitution, Ajaccio. Thomas Mangani replaces Youcef Belaïli.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Marquinhos.
- 84': Hand ball by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
- 86': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Hugo Ekitike is caught offside.
- 87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Cédric Avinel.
- 90': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+1': Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 0': Match ends, Ajaccio 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Statistics
 PSG |
ACA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 65 | Possession | 35 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 607 | Accurate Passes | 276 |
| 670 | Passes | 344 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 21 | Tackles | 32 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 8 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Michel-Moretti
Location: Ajaccio, France
Attendance: 9,469
Venue: Stade Michel-Moretti
Location: Ajaccio, France
Attendance: 9,469
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | +41 | 63 |
| 2 | Brest | 29 | +17 | 53 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 28 | +15 | 52 |
| 4 | Lille | 28 | +17 | 49 |
Line-Ups
AC Ajaccio (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Leroy (GK) |
| 21 | Cédric Avinel |
| 25 | Oumar Gonzalez |
| 99 | Youssouf Koné |
| 20 | Mohamed Youssouf |
| 6 | Mathieu Coutadeur |
| 8 | Vincent Marchetti |
| 92 | Youcef Belaïli |
| 14 | Cyrille Bayala |
| 11 | Bevic Moussiti-Oko |
| 7 | Mounaim El Idrissy |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 26 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 6 | Marco Verratti  |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 18 | Renato Sanches |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
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