French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs PSG 2022-23 Ligue 1

  • 89': Arnaud Nordin
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1 - 3
  • 55': Fabián Ruiz
  • 72': Lionel Messi
  • 90'+2': Warren Zaïre-Emery

Lionel Messi scores, Kylian Mbappe limps off as PSG beat Montpellier

Lionel Messi scored a stellar goal as PSG returned to winning ways, but victory came at a cost as star Kylian Mbappe limped off in the first half.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Penalty saved! Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
  • 32': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Sergio Ramos because of an injury.
  • 55': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike with a headed pass.
  • 62': Substitution, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri replaces Léo Leroy.
  • 62': Substitution, Montpellier. Sérigné Faye replaces Valère Germain.
  • 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Vitinha.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 72': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a through ball.
  • 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Nordin replaces Joris Chotard.
  • 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Faitout Maouassa.
  • 85': Substitution, Montpellier. Enzo Tchato Mbiayi replaces Falaye Sacko.
  • 89': Goal! Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 17,454

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+47 Paris Saint-Germain 30 69 1
+18 AS Monaco 30 58 6
+15 Brest 30 53 7
+17 Lille 30 52 6
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 5
66.1 Possession 33.9
19 SHOTS 6
8 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
633 Accurate Passes 268
708 Passes 356
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 44
32 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 16
10 Effective Clearances 11
10 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

MON Montpellier (3-5-2)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
6 Christopher Jullien Yellow Card
14 Maxime Estève
4 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
11 Téji Savanier
18 Leo Leroy
13 Joris Chotard
27 Faitout Maouassa
77 Falaye Sacko
10 Stephy Mavididi
9 Valère Germain

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
5 Marquinhos
15 Danilo Pereira Yellow Card
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz
28 Carlos Soler
7 Kylian Mbappé
30 Lionel Messi

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