French Ligue 1

Clermont Foot vs PSG 2022-23 Ligue 1

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0 - 5
  • 9': Neymar
  • 26': Achraf Hakimi
  • 38': Marquinhos
  • 80': Lionel Messi
  • 86': Lionel Messi

Magnificent Messi inspires PSG to 5-0 win over Clermont

Lionel Messi scored a late brace, including a stunning overhead kick, as PSG began their Ligue 1 title defence with a 5-0 win at Clermont.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 9': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 13': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
  • 38': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
  • 67': Maxime Gonalons (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Vitinha.
  • 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Sergio Ramos.
  • 73': Substitution, Clermont. Yohann Magnin replaces Muhammed Cham.
  • 73': Substitution, Clermont. Jodel Dossou replaces Jim Allevinah.
  • 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 80': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
  • 81': Substitution, Clermont. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui replaces Elbasan Rashani.
  • 82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Marco Verratti.
  • 85': Substitution, Clermont. Brandon Baiye replaces Maxime Gonalons.
  • 86': Goal! Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 5. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a through ball.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Clermont 0, Paris Saint Germain 5.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Location: Clermont, France
Attendance: 12,203

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Paris Saint-Germain 26 59 1
+16 Brest 26 47 5
+11 AS Monaco 26 46 6
+14 Lille 26 43 5
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 7
61.5 Possession 38.5
18 SHOTS 7
12 ON GOAL 1
0.7 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
603 Accurate Passes 355
673 Passes 425
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 3
0.6 Cross % 0.3
29 Long Balls 49
21 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 12
3 Effective Clearances 16
3 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

CLE Clermont Foot (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Mory Diaw (GK)
21 Florent Ogier
4 Mateusz Wieteska
3 Neto Borges
36 Alidu Seidu
70 Muhammed-Cham Saracevic
25 Johan Gastien
12 Maxime Gonalons Yellow Card
9 Komnen Andric
18 Elbasan Rashani
11 Jim Allevinah Yellow Card

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

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
5 Marquinhos
3 Presnel Kimpembe
4 Sergio Ramos
6 Marco Verratti
17 Vitinha Yellow Card
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
30 Lionel Messi
10 Neymar
19 Pablo Sarabia

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