Montpellier vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1
0 - 4
Lionel Messi scores twice to help Paris Saint-Germain to emphatic win at Montpellier
Lionel Messi scored twice as already crowned champions Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 4-0 victory away at Montpellier on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a corner.
- 20': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 26': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 34': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 53': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Stephy Mavididi because of an injury.
- 53': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Thuler.
- 60': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edouard Michut replaces Ander Herrera.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Xavi Simons replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 70': Xavi Simons (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Montpellier. Ambroise Oyongo replaces Sacha Delaye.
- 76': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 76': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Florent Mollet.
- 84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi replaces Thilo Kehrer.
- 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Juan Bernat.
- 85': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Djeidi Gassama replaces Ángel Di María.
- 90'+3': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 19,586
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
+18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
+15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
+17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
PSG | MON | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 9 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 4 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
3 | Saves | 5 |
70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
15 | SHOTS | 10 |
9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
675 | Accurate Passes | 251 |
736 | Passes | 308 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
6 | Crosses | 7 |
0.7 | Cross % | 0.1 |
65 | Long Balls | 36 |
54 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
16 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
11 | Interceptions | 12 |
8 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
8 | Clearances | 7 |
Montpellier (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Dimitry Bertaud (GK) |
31 | Nicolas Cozza |
14 | Maxime Estève |
26 | Thuler |
7 | Mihailo Ristic |
2 | Arnaud Souquet |
13 | Joris Chotard |
12 | Jordan Ferri |
34 | Sacha Delaye |
25 | Florent Mollet |
10 | Stephy Mavididi |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
4 | Sergio Ramos |
5 | Marquinhos |
14 | Juan Bernat |
24 | Thilo Kehrer |
6 | Marco Verratti |
21 | Ander Herrera |
18 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
30 | Lionel Messi |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
11 | Ángel Di María |
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