French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 3': Désiré Doué
  • 45'+3': Bradley Barcola
  • 77': Gonçalo Ramos
FT
3 - 0
Metz

    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.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Metz. Habib Diallo is caught offside.
    • 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.
    • 5': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
    • 7': Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
    • 7': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Koffi Kouao.
    • 8': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
    • 8': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 10': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 11': Lucas Michal (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Handball by Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz).
    • 15': Offside, Metz. Lucas Michal is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
    • 16': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a through ball.
    • 25': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 25': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Boubacar Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 28': Alpha Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 29': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
    • 29': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': VAR Decision: No Red Card Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
    • 31': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 33': Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
    • 33': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dro Fernández.
    • 40': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
    • 40': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Lucas Michal (Metz).
    • 42': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
    • 45': Boubacar Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 45'+1': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Koffi Kouao.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
    • 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.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Désiré Doué because of an injury.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
    • 50': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
    • 58': Handball by Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 60': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a headed pass.
    • 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves replaces Dro Fernández.
    • 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Lee Kang-In.
    • 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Bradley Barcola.
    • 66': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Koffi Kouao.
    • 66': Substitution, Metz. Bouna Sarr replaces Lucas Michal.
    • 66': Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
    • 68': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
    • 69': Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
    • 69': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
    • 72': Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Jessy Deminguet (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alpha Touré.
    • 76': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 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.
    • 78': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Kvilitaia replaces Alpha Touré.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by João Neves.
    • 80': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonathan Fischer.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
    • 82': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
    • 83': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 86': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 86': Giorgi Kvilitaia (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
    • 88': Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 89': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
    • 89': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Parc des Princes
    Location: Paris, France
    Attendance: 7,501

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 24 +34 57
    2 Lens 24 +24 53
    3 Lyon 24 +13 45
    4 Marseille 24 +18 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    39 Matvei Safonov (GK)
    4 Lucas Beraldo
    6 Illia Zabarnyi
    21 Lucas Hernández
    2 Achraf Hakimi
    33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
    27 Dro Fernández
    19 Lee Kang-in
    9 Gonçalo Ramos
    29 Bradley Barcola
    14 Désiré Doué
    Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
    Lucas Chevalier, Renato Marin, Vitinha, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Marquinhos, Ibrahim Mbaye, João Neves, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho.

    METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Fischer (GK)
    15 Terry Yegbe
    38 Sadibou Sané
    5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin Yellow Card
    97 Fodé Ballo-Touré
    39 Koffi Kouao
    8 Boubacar Traoré Yellow Card
    12 Alpha Touré
    7 Giorgi Tsitaishvili
    19 Lucas Michel
    30 Habib Diallo
    Metz Substitutes:
    Giorgi Abuashvili, Bouna Sarr, Maxime Colin, Nathan Mbala, Urie-Michel Mboula, Ousmane Ba, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Believe Munongo, Jessy Deminguet.

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