French Ligue 1

PSG vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 14': Idrissa Gueye
  • 89': Julian Draxler
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2 - 0

Messi watches on as PSG beat Montepellier ahead of Manchester City clash

With Lionel Messi watching from the stands, PSG beat Montpellier on goals from Idrissa Gueye and Julian Draxler.

Match Commentary

  • 14': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 26': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza replaces Thuler because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0.
  • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Jordan Ferri.
  • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Elye Wahi replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 88': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Joris Chotard.
  • 89': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Ander Herrera.
  • 90'+2': Béni Makouana (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,408

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+18 Lens 17 40 3
+21 Paris Saint-Germain 16 36 2
+19 Marseille 17 32 5
+11 Lille 17 32 5
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
7 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 4
46.5 Possession 53.5
10 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 465
440 Passes 521
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
21 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 40
29 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 18
17 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 6
11 Effective Clearances 14
11 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
5 Marquinhos
22 Abdou Diallo
2 Achraf Hakimi
8 Leandro Paredes
27 Idrissa Gueye
21 Ander Herrera
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
11 Ángel Di María

MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
14 Maxime Estève
26 Thuler
7 Mihailo Ristic
6 Junior Sambia
11 Téji Savanier
13 Joris Chotard
12 Jordan Ferri
9 Valère Germain
10 Stephy Mavididi
25 Florent Mollet

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