French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
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Paris Saint-Germain DWWLW 3
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Parc des Princes · 46,841 att.

Match Report

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Doué, Barcola send PSG back top of Ligue 1 with win over Metz

Désiré Doué set Paris Saint-Germain on their way as they climbed back to the top of Ligue 1 with a regulation 3-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Metz.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
32.9
Possession
67.1
3
SHOTS
17
0
ON GOAL
7
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
647
333
Passes
695
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.4
55
Long Balls
49
28
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
11
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
10
17
Clearances
10

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 4Lucas BeraldoCD-L
  3. 6Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryCM
  7. 27Dro FernándezLM
  8. 19Lee Kang-InRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Lucas ChevalierSUB
  2. 89Renato MarinSUB
  3. 17VitinhaSUB
  4. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaSUB
  5. 5MarquinhosSUB
  6. 49Ibrahim MbayeSUB
  7. 87João NevesSUB
  8. 25Nuno MendesSUB
  9. 51Willian PachoSUB

METZ · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Jonathan FischerG
  2. 15Terry YegbeCD-L
  3. 38Sadibou SanéCD-R
  4. 5Jean-Philippe GbaminDM
  5. 97Fodé Ballo-TouréLB
  6. 39Koffi KouaoRB
  7. 8Boubacar TraoréCM-L
  8. 12Alpha TouréCM-R
  9. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliLM
  10. 19Lucas MichelRM
  11. 30Habib DialloF

Substitutes

  1. 9Giorgi AbuashviliSUB
  2. 70Bouna SarrSUB
  3. 2Maxime ColinSUB
  4. 34Nathan MbalaSUB
  5. 4Urie-Michel MboulaSUB
  6. 40Ousmane BaSUB
  7. 11Giorgi KvilitaiaSUB
  8. 33Believe MunongoSUB
  9. 20Jessy DeminguetSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery with a through ball.
  2. 31' Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Boubacar Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Désiré Doué because of an injury.
  6. 63' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves replaces Dro Fernández.
  7. 63' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Lee Kang-In.
  8. 64' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Bradley Barcola.
  9. 66' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Koffi Kouao.
  10. 66' Substitution, Metz. Bouna Sarr replaces Lucas Michal.
  11. 66' Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
  12. 77' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
  13. 78' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Kvilitaia replaces Alpha Touré.
  14. 88' Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.

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