
Troyes vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1
Aug 7, 2021, 7:00 PMParis Saint-Germain make winning start as Messi arrival looms
Paris Saint-Germain started their Ligue 1 campaign with a comeback 2-1 win at promoted Troyes on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 9': Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Oualid El Hajjam (Troyes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
- 21': Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 33': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 63': Substitution, Troyes. Mama Baldé replaces Dylan Chambost.
- 70': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Éric Ebimbe replaces Julian Draxler.
- 80': Substitution, Troyes. Mykola Kukharevych replaces Yoann Touzghar.
- 86': Substitution, Troyes. Tanguy Zoukrou replaces Oualid El Hajjam.
- 89': Youssouf Kone (Troyes) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 90'+2': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
Game Information
7:00 PM, Sat, Aug 7, 2021
Venue: Stade de l'Aube
Location: Troyes, France
Attendance: 15,248
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+57 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 84 | 2 |
+27 | Marseille | 34 | 65 | 9 |
+22 | AS Monaco | 34 | 61 | 9 |
+25 | Nice | 34 | 60 | 8 |
Statistics
PSG | TRY | |
---|---|---|
15 | Fouls | 3 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
6 | Saves | 0 |
56.9 | Possession | 43.1 |
12 | SHOTS | 15 |
3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
560 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
605 | Passes | 443 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
12 | Crosses | 26 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
35 | Long Balls | 53 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
10 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
14 | Interceptions | 8 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
18 | Clearances | 14 |
Troyes (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Gauthier Gallon (GK) |
8 | Jimmy Giraudon |
19 | Oualid El Hajjam |
15 | Karim Azamoum |
3 | Youssouf Koné ![]() |
29 | Issa Kaboré |
10 | Florien Tardieu |
6 | Rominigue Kouamé |
20 | Renaud Ripart |
14 | Dylan Chambost |
7 | Yoann Touzghar |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
3 | Presnel Kimpembe ![]() |
24 | Thilo Kehrer |
22 | Abdou Diallo |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
15 | Danilo Pereira |
21 | Ander Herrera |
23 | Julian Draxler |
18 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
9 | Mauro Icardi |
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