PSG vs Reims 2021-22 Ligue 1
4 - 0
Ramos, Verratti on target as Paris Saint-Germain beat Stade de Reims in Messi's first game back
PSG continued their march towards the Ligue 1 title as Marco Verratti inspired them to a 4-0 home victory against Stade de Reims on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 44': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 0. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 0.
- 45': Substitution, Reims. Moreto Cassamá replaces Thomas Foket.
- 45': Substitution, Reims. Dion Lopy replaces Azor Matusiwa.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Reims 0.
- 56': Dion Lopy (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Reims. Martin Adeline replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.
- 62': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Reims 0. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi replaces Ángel Di María.
- 64': Substitution, Reims. Anastasios Donis replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 67': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Reims 0. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
- 75': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Reims 0. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Marco Verratti.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 81': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Dion Lopy.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 5,000
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2 | Brest | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| +4 | Nice | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| +8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| +7 | AS Monaco | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Statistics
 PSG |
REIM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 749 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 830 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 7 | Clearances | 15 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Stade de Reims (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 6 | Andreaw Gravillon |
| 4 | Maxime Busi |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 8 | Jens Cajuste |
| 21 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 28 | Bradley Locko |
| 11 | Nathanaël Mbuku |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
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