PSG vs Angers 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lionel Messi scores in return as Paris Saint-Germain beat Angers
Lionel Messi scored in his return for PSG after his triumphant World Cup winning campaign with Argentina in a Ligue 1 win over Angers.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 0. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
- 53': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 61': Substitution, Angers. Amine Salama replaces Adrien Hunou.
- 62': Substitution, Angers. Farid El Melali replaces Pierrick Capelle.
- 62': Substitution, Angers. Sofiane Boufal replaces Himad Abdelli.
- 72': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Angers 0. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 80': Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
- 80': Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Vitinha.
- 89': Miha Blazic (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,647
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 73 | 2 |
| +22 | AS Monaco | 33 | 64 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 33 | 58 | 7 |
| +16 | Brest | 33 | 58 | 7 |
Statistics
 ANG |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 33.8 | Possession | 66.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 774 |
| 419 | Passes | 832 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 26 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 9 | Clearances | 5 |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 26 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 44 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 10 | Neymar  |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
Angers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Bernardoni (GK) |
| 5 | Miha Blazic |
| 22 | Cédric Hountondji |
| 3 | Souleyman Doumbia |
| 25 | Abdoulaye Bamba |
| 23 | Adrien Hunou |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 19 | Abdallah Sima |
| 10 | Himad Abdelli |
| 15 | Pierrick Capelle |
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