PSG vs Angers 2022-23 Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

5': Hugo Ekitike
72': Lionel Messi

FT
2 - 0

Angers

Lionel Messi scores in return as Paris Saint-Germain beat Angers

Lionel Messi scored in his return for PSG after his triumphant World Cup winning campaign with Argentina in a Ligue 1 win over Angers.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 0. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
53': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
61': Substitution, Angers. Amine Salama replaces Adrien Hunou.
62': Substitution, Angers. Farid El Melali replaces Pierrick Capelle.
62': Substitution, Angers. Sofiane Boufal replaces Himad Abdelli.
72': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Angers 0. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz.
79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Hugo Ekitike.
80': Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
80': Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Abdallah Sima.
86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Vitinha.
89': Miha Blazic (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,647

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Paris Saint-Germain	33	81	2
+25	Marseille	33	62	9
+26	AS Monaco	33	61	8
+19	Nice	33	57	8

Full Table

Statistics

ANG		PSG
10	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	0
33.8	Possession	66.2
6	SHOTS	9
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
372	Accurate Passes	774
419	Passes	832
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.5
26	Long Balls	33
15	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	4
9	Effective Clearances	5
9	Clearances	5

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
5	Marquinhos
15	Danilo Pereira
4	Sergio Ramos
17	Vitinha
8	Fabián Ruiz
14	Juan Bernat
26	Nordi Mukiele
44	Hugo Ekitike
10	Neymar
30	Lionel Messi

Substitutes:

Sergio Rico, Keylor Navas, Pablo Sarabia, Ismaël Gharbi, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Carlos Soler, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ilyes Housni, Ayman Kari.

Angers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Paul Bernardoni (GK)
5	Miha Blazic
22	Cédric Hountondji
3	Souleyman Doumbia
25	Abdoulaye Bamba
23	Adrien Hunou
6	Nabil Bentaleb
2	Batista Mendy
19	Abdallah Sima
10	Himad Abdelli
15	Pierrick Capelle

Substitutes:

Sada Thioub, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Théo Borne, Ousmane Camara, Sofiane Boufal, Salama, Waniss Taibi, Farid El Mellali, Lilian Raolisoa.

Ligue 1 News

Europe's top soccer leagues: Titles, cup finals, UCL, relegation

The European soccer season is drawing to a close, but who will win the race for the titles, cups and European qualification -- and who will be relegated?

Marseille and Monaco secure Champions League berths

Olympique de Marseille survived a mid-match interruption due to crowd trouble to secure their place in next season's Champions League with a 3-1 Ligue 1 win at Le Havre, while Monaco made sure of a top three finish with a 2-0 victory over Olympique...