Reims vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

Stade de Reims

FT
0 - 2

Paris Saint-Germain

16': Kylian Mbappé
63': Kylian Mbappé

Lionel Messi makes PSG debut as Kylian Mbappe scores brace in Reims win

Lionel Messi made his long-awaited debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe scored twice in their 2-0 win over Reims.

Match Commentary

16': Goal! Reims 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
45': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Reims 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
45': Substitution, Reims. Bradley Locko replaces Moreto Cassamã.
45': Second Half begins Reims 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
45': Substitution, Reims. Valon Berisha replaces Nathanael Mbuku.
55': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Goal! Reims 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
66': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi replaces Neymar.
66': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
71': Substitution, Reims. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Dion Lopy.
75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Marco Verratti.
75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Abdou Diallo.
75': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Ilan Kebbal.
81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
81': Substitution, Reims. Hugo Ekitike replaces El Bilal Touré because of an injury.
84': Hugo Ekitike (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II
Location: Reims, France
Attendance: 20,525

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Paris Saint-Germain	24	57	3
+24	Lens	24	53	5
+13	Lyon	24	45	7
+18	Marseille	24	43	7

Full Table

Statistics

PSG		REIM
13	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	1
67.3	Possession	32.7
12	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
645	Accurate Passes	282
726	Passes	343
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	16
0.5	Cross %	0.3
34	Long Balls	32
22	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
7	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	17
13	Effective Clearances	17
13	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Stade de Reims (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
2	Wout Faes
5	Yunis Abdelhamid
6	Andreaw Gravillon
26	Dion Lopy
15	Marshall Munetsi
23	Moreto Cassamá
11	Nathanaël Mbuku
32	Thomas Foket
27	El Bilal Toure
20	Ilan Kebbal

Substitutes:

Hugo Ekitike, Mathieu Cafaro, Ghislain Konan, Yehvann Diouf, Mitchell van Bergen, Fodé Doucouré, Alexis Flips, Valon Berisha, Bradley Locko.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Keylor Navas (GK)
24	Thilo Kehrer
5	Marquinhos
22	Abdou Diallo
2	Achraf Hakimi
27	Idrissa Gueye
6	Marco Verratti
18	Georginio Wijnaldum
7	Kylian Mbappé
10	Neymar
11	Ángel Di María

Substitutes:

Arnaud Kalimuendo, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Leandro Paredes, Julian Draxler, Danilo Pereira, Presnel Kimpembe, Lionel Messi, Ander Herrera.