French Ligue 1

Metz vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 39': Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
  • Red Card 90'+1': Dylan Bronn
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  • 5': Achraf Hakimi
  • 90'+5': Achraf Hakimi

PSG beats Metz as Achraf Hakimi nets second late in stoppage time

Achraf Hakimi struck deep in stoppage time to earn PSG a 2-1 victory at bottom side Metz on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Gueye with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Rafinha.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Farid Boulaya replaces Lamine Gueye.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Nicolas de Préville replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 67': Substitution, Metz. Sikou Niakaté replaces Papa Ndiaga Yade.
  • 68': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Dylan Bronn (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 90'+1': Fabien Centonze (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Second yellow card to Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Metz. Boubacar Traore replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 90'+7': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 26,661

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Paris Saint-Germain 25 65 0
+22 Marseille 25 49 6
+19 AS Monaco 26 47 7
+19 Nice 26 47 5
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
74.2 Possession 25.8
15 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
642 Accurate Passes 168
717 Passes 239
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 12
0.0 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 49
27 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 15
10 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-5-1)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK) Yellow Card
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
2 Dylan Bronn Yellow Card
3 Matthieu Udol
18 Fabien Centonze Yellow Card
14 Vincent Pajot
15 Pape Matar Sarr
19 Habib Maïga Yellow Card
26 Papa Ndiaga Yade Yellow Card
20 Lamine Gueye
7 Ibrahima Niane

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
5 Marquinhos
15 Danilo Pereira
25 Nuno Mendes Yellow Card
2 Achraf Hakimi
10 Neymar
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
12 Rafinha
7 Kylian Mbappé
9 Mauro Icardi

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