St. Étienne vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne

23': Denis Bouanga
45': Timothée Kolodziejczak

FT
1 - 3

Paris Saint-Germain

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
+32	Paris Saint-Germain	21	51	2
+20	Lens	21	49	4
+14	Lyon	21	42	5
+19	Marseille	21	39	6

Full Table

Statistics

PSG		ASSE
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

Saint-Étienne (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, Saïdou 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 Gueye
15	Danilo Pereira
7	Kylian Mbappé
10	Neymar
11	Ángel Di María