French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, December 13, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain WWLWD 3
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Metz WWLLL 2
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PSG213
METZ112
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 28,500 att.

Match Report

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Doué caps win over Metz to return PSG to Ligue 1 summit

Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a hard-earned 3-2 win at bottom club Metz.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
6
59
Possession
41
14
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
627
Accurate Passes
395
681
Passes
461
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
61
29
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
5
20
Effective Clearances
21
20
Clearances
21

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan FischerG
  2. 15Terry YegbeCD-L
  3. 5Jean-Philippe GbaminCD-R
  4. 2Maxime ColinLB
  5. 39Koffi KouaoRB
  6. 10Gauthier HeinAM
  7. 8Boubacar TraoréLM
  8. 20Jessy DeminguetRM
  9. 30Habib DialloF
  10. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliAM-L
  11. 11Malick MbayeAM-R

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 6Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 47Quentin NdjantouRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 49Ibrahim MbayeLF
  11. 19Lee Kang-InRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Malick Mbaye (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
  3. 39' Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Quentin Ndjantou (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
  4. 42' Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Jessy Deminguet (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 45' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  6. 63' Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye following a fast break.
  7. 66' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Quentin Ndjantou.
  8. 66' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  9. 74' Substitution, Metz. Sadibou Sané replaces Terry Yegbe because of an injury.
  10. 75' Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
  12. 84' Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Malick Mbaye.
  13. 85' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
  14. 85' Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Boubacar Traoré.
  15. 85' Substitution, Metz. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Jessy Deminguet.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Beraldo replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
  17. 90'+3' Koffi Kouao (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Ligue 1 News

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