St. Etienne vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne

23': Denis Bouanga
45': Timothée Kolodziejczak

FT
1 - 3

Paris Saint-Germain

45'+2': Marquinhos
79': Ángel Di María
90'+1': Marquinhos

Lionel Messi bags three assists as PSG claim comeback win on Sergio Ramos debut

Lionel Messi celebrates with Neymar at Saint-Etienne [1296x729]

Lionel Messi inspired PSG to a 3-1 victory at Saint-Etienne with a hat-trick of assists as Sergio Ramos made his long-awaited debut for the club.

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
+34	Paris Saint-Germain	15	1	41
+16	Lens	15	2	36
+17	Stade Rennais	15	3	31
+13	Marseille	15	4	30

Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

Saint-Etienne (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Zaydou Youssef, Jean-Phillipe Krasso, Lucas Calodat, Saidou Sow, Lucas Gourna Douath, Harold Moukoudi, Boubacar Fall, Assane Dioussé, Juan Ramírez.

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

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