French Ligue 1

St. Étienne vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 23': Denis Bouanga
  • Red Card 45': Timothée Kolodziejczak
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  • 45'+2': Marquinhos
  • 79': Ángel Di María
  • 90'+1': Marquinhos

Messi assists help PSG top Saint-Etienne in French league

— Lionel Messi had three assists in a 3-1 win over 10-man Saint-Etienne on Sunday to help Paris Saint-Germain extend its lead atop the French league standings to 14 points but the victory was marred by a Neymar injury.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 18': Alpha Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 32': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf replaces Adil Aouchiche.
  • 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Harold Moukoudi replaces Alpha Sissoko.
  • 72': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Ryad Boudebouz because of an injury.
  • 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  • 79': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 86': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Calodat replaces Mahdi Camara.
  • 87': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Jean-Phillipe Krasso replaces Yvann Maçon.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Éric Ebimbe replaces Neymar because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 24,586

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Angers 0 0 0
0 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
0 Brest 0 0 0
0 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
5 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 5
71.5 Possession 28.5
15 SHOTS 8
8 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
661 Accurate Passes 222
721 Passes 277
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 0
13 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.0
29 Long Balls 42
24 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.8 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 5
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
6 Interceptions 10
8 Effective Clearances 28
8 Clearances 28

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Etienne Green (GK)
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak Red Card
33 Mickael Nade
13 Miguel Trauco
22 Nelson Sissoko Yellow Card
17 Adil Aouchiche
8 Mahdi Camara Yellow Card
7 Ryad Boudebouz Yellow Card
10 Wahbi Khazri
27 Yvann Maçon
20 Denis Bouanga

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

No. Name
50 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
5 Marquinhos
14 Juan Bernat Yellow Card
2 Achraf Hakimi
30 Lionel Messi
27 Idrissa Gueye
15 Danilo Pereira
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
11 Ángel Di María

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