Montpellier vs PSG 2022-23 Ligue 1

Montpellier

89': Arnaud Nordin

FT
1 - 3

Paris Saint-Germain

55': Fabián Ruiz
72': Lionel Messi
90'+2': Warren Zaïre-Emery

Lionel Messi scores, Kylian Mbappe limps off as PSG beat Montpellier

Mbappe injury PSG Montpellier_230201 [1296x729]

Lionel Messi scored a stellar goal as PSG returned to winning ways, but victory came at a cost as star Kylian Mbappe limped off in the first half.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Penalty saved! Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
11': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
32': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Sergio Ramos because of an injury.
55': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike with a headed pass.
62': Substitution, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri replaces Léo Leroy.
62': Substitution, Montpellier. Sérigné Faye replaces Valère Germain.
69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Vitinha.
70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
72': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a through ball.
83': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Nordin replaces Joris Chotard.
83': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Faitout Maouassa.
85': Substitution, Montpellier. Enzo Tchato Mbiayi replaces Falaye Sacko.
89': Goal! Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
90'+2': Goal! Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a fast break.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 17,454

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Paris Saint-Germain	31	70	1
+17	AS Monaco	31	58	7
+16	Brest	31	56	7
+18	Lille	31	55	6

Full Table

Statistics

PSG		MON
12	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	5
66.1	Possession	33.9
19	SHOTS	6
8	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
633	Accurate Passes	268
708	Passes	356
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	44
32	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.8	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	16
10	Effective Clearances	11
10	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Montpellier (3-5-2)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
6	Christopher Jullien
14	Maxime Estève
4	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
11	Téji Savanier
18	Leo Leroy
13	Joris Chotard
27	Faitout Maouassa
77	Falaye Sacko
10	Stephy Mavididi
9	Valère Germain

Substitutes:

Mamadou Sakho, Bingourou Kamara, Redouane Halal, Arnaud Nordin, Jordan Ferri, Khalil Fayad, Enzo Tchato, Serigne Faye, Axel Gueguin.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
4	Sergio Ramos
5	Marquinhos
15	Danilo Pereira
25	Nuno Mendes
2	Achraf Hakimi
17	Vitinha
8	Fabián Ruiz
28	Carlos Soler
7	Kylian Mbappé
30	Lionel Messi