French Ligue 1

PSG vs Strasbourg 2021-22 Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain
  • 3': Mauro Icardi
  • 25': Ludovic Ajorque (OG)
  • 27': Julian Draxler
  • 86': Pablo Sarabia
FT
4 - 2
Strasbourg
  • 53': Kevin Gameiro
  • 64': Ludovic Ajorque
  • Red Card 81': Alexander Djiku

Messi watches on as PSG make hard work of beating Strasbourg

Lionel Messi watched on from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain made hard work of beating Strasbourg 4-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Strasbourg 0. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdou Diallo with a cross.
  • 25': Own Goal by Ludovic Ajorque, Strasbourg. Paris Saint Germain 2, Strasbourg 0.
  • 27': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 0. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Substitution, Strasbourg. Adrien Thomasson replaces Jean Eudes Aholou because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 0.
  • 51': Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 1. Kevin Gameiro (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
  • 60': Karol Fila (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Éric Ebimbe.
  • 63': Substitution, Strasbourg. Anthony Caci replaces Karol Fila.
  • 64': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Strasbourg 2. Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Lienard with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Julian Draxler.
  • 76': Substitution, Strasbourg. Habib Diallo replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
  • 76': Substitution, Strasbourg. Majeed Waris replaces Kevin Gameiro.
  • 76': Substitution, Strasbourg. Mahamé Siby replaces Sanjin Prcic because of an injury.
  • 79': Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Second yellow card to Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) for a bad foul.
  • 86': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Strasbourg 2. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga replaces Mauro Icardi.
  • 90'+2': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,962

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+6 AS Monaco 5 12 1
+6 Paris Saint-Germain 5 12 1
+4 Lyon 5 12 1
+3 Strasbourg 5 12 1
Full Table

Statistics

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18 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 0
35 Possession 65
8 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 642
364 Passes 697
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 46
25 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 3
16 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 9
10 Effective Clearances 11
10 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
24 Thilo Kehrer
22 Abdou Diallo
2 Achraf Hakimi
21 Ander Herrera
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
36 Junior Dina Ebimbe Yellow Card
9 Mauro Icardi
7 Kylian Mbappé
23 Julian Draxler
Substitutes:
El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Sergio Rico, Danilo Pereira, Nathan Bitumazala, Ismaël Gharbi, Rafinha, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Pablo Sarabia, Edouard Michut.

STR Strasbourg (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Matz Sels (GK)
27 Ibrahima Sissoko
24 Alexander Djiku Yellow Card
5 Lucas Perrin
11 Dimitri Liénard
4 Karol Fila Yellow Card
14 Sanjin Prcic
17 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Yellow Card
6 Jean-Eudes Aholou
9 Kevin Gameiro
25 Ludovic Ajorque
Substitutes:
Habib Diallo, Mahamé Siby, Anthony Caci, Adrien Thomasson, Eiji Kawashima, Habib Diarra, Marvin Senaya, Majeed Waris, Mehdi Chahiri.

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