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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | 27 | 1 |
| +17 | Marseille | 12 | 25 | 3 |
| +10 | Lens | 12 | 25 | 3 |
| +8 | Strasbourg | 12 | 22 | 4 |
Statistics
 REIM |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 749 |
| 384 | Passes | 830 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 15 | Clearances | 7 |
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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