French Ligue 1

Reims vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

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  • 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
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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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

REIM 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

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

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

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