Saint-Étienne vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1PSG beat Saint-Etienne 6-1 to close in on Ligue 1 title
Unbeaten Paris Saint-Germain moved within touching distance of a record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title after overwhelming Saint-Etienne 6-1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
 - 0': First Half begins.
 - 3': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Beraldo.
 - 3': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Tardieu.
 - 4': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 4': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 5': Attempt blocked. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yvann Maçon.
 - 8': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 8': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 9': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili.
 - 14': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Désiré Doué.
 - 19': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
 - 20': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
 - 20': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 22': Attempt missed. Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
 - 23': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 23': Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 25': Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 25': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 26': Foul by Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne).
 - 26': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 26': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 27': Delay in match because of an injury Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 28': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
 - 29': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
 - 30': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 30': Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 30': Attempt blocked. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
 - 31': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
 - 31': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
 - 32': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
 - 32': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 35': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Irvin Cardona.
 - 38': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 38': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 39': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
 - 39': Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 39': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 40': Attempt missed. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Irvin Cardona following a fast break.
 - 40': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 40': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
 - 41': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos draws a foul in the penalty area.
 - 41': Penalty conceded by Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
 - 43': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
 - 44': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Yvann Maçon is caught offside.
 - 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
 - 45'+1': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
 - 45'+3': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 45'+3': Foul by Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne).
 - 45'+4': Attempt saved. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
 - 45'+4': First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
 - 45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
 - 48': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
 - 48': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Beraldo.
 - 49': Hand ball by Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 49': Hand ball by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
 - 50': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
 - 52': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Neves.
 - 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gautier Larsonneur.
 - 52': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery following a corner.
 - 53': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
 - 54': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 54': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 55': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
 - 57': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
 - 57': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
 - 58': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 62': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 4. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
 - 63': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Louis Mouton replaces Florian Tardieu.
 - 63': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ben Old replaces Zuriko Davitashvili.
 - 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Willian Pacho.
 - 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
 - 66': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 5. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
 - 68': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 68': Foul by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
 - 68': Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 69': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Léo Pétrot.
 - 69': Attempt blocked. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
 - 71': VAR Decision: No Penalty Saint-Etienne.
 - 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yvann Maçon.
 - 73': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bouchouari with a through ball.
 - 74': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
 - 75': Attempt missed. Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Pétrot.
 - 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
 - 77': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
 - 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Beraldo.
 - 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
 - 78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Irvin Cardona.
 - 79': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ibrahima Wadji replaces Lucas Stassin.
 - 79': Hand ball by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 80': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
 - 81': Hand ball by Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 82': Attempt missed. Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aïmen Moueffek.
 - 87': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
 - 87': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 88': Foul by Louis Mouton (Saint-Etienne).
 - 88': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 6. Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
 - 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
 - 90'+1': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Dennis Appiah replaces Yvann Maçon.
 - 90'+1': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 90'+1': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
 - 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Louis Mouton (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Pétrot with a headed pass.
 - 90'+4': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 6.
 - 0': Match ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 6.
 
Statistics
 PSG | 
								ASSE![]()  | 
					|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 | 
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Offsides | 1 | 
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 | 
| 1 | Saves | 4 | 
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 | 
| 22 | SHOTS | 11 | 
| 10 | ON GOAL | 2 | 
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 | 
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 489 | Accurate Passes | 397 | 
| 555 | Passes | 482 | 
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 | 
| 9 | Crosses | 6 | 
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 | 
| 43 | Long Balls | 44 | 
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 | 
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 6 | 
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 14 | 
| 16 | Tackles | 22 | 
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 | 
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 | 
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 21 | 
| 23 | Clearances | 21 | 
Game Information
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 37,108
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +12 | 24 | 
| 2 | Marseille | 11 | +14 | 22 | 
| 3 | Lens | 11 | +7 | 22 | 
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +10 | 20 | 
Line-Ups
Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 30 | Gautier Larsonneur (GK) | 
| 3 | Mickael Nade | 
| 21 | Dylan Batubinsika | 
| 19 | Léo Pétrot | 
| 27 | Yvann Maçon  | 
							
| 4 | Pierre Ekwah | 
| 10 | Florien Tardieu | 
| 6 | Benjamin Bouchouari  | 
							
| 32 | Lucas Stassin | 
| 22 | Zuriko Davitashvili | 
| 7 | Irvin Cardona | 
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) | 
| 51 | Willian Pacho | 
| 35 | Lucas Beraldo | 
| 21 | Lucas Hernández | 
| 87 | João Neves | 
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery | 
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz | 
| 14 | Désiré Doué | 
| 9 | Gonçalo Ramos | 
| 29 | Bradley Barcola | 
| 7 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 
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