French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 9': Lucas Stassin
FT
1 - 6
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 43': Gonçalo Ramos (P)
  • 50': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
  • 53': Désiré Doué
  • 62': João Neves
  • 66': Désiré Doué
  • 90': Ibrahim Mbaye

PSG 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

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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

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 37,108

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 1 +2 3
2 Paris Saint-Germain 1 +1 3
3 Strasbourg 1 +1 3
4 Lyon 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Gautier Larsonneur (GK)
3 Mickael Nade
21 Dylan Batubinsika
19 Leo Petrot
27 Yvann Maçon Yellow Card
4 Pierre Ekwah
10 Florien Tardieu
6 Benjamin Bouchouari Yellow Card
32 Lucas Stassin
22 Zuriko Davitashvili
7 Irvin Cardona
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Brice Maubleu, Louis Mouton, Aimen Moueffek, Ibrahima Wadji, Yunis Abdelhamid, Dennis Appiah, Lamine Fomba, Pierre Cornud, Ben Old.

PSG 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
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Louis Mouquet, Vitinha, Presnel Kimpembe, Marquinhos , Nuno Mendes, Ibrahim Mbaye, Ousmane Dembélé.

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