French Ligue 1

PSG vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain
  • 14': Idrissa Gueye
  • 89': Julian Draxler
FT
2 - 0
Montpellier

    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
    +25 Lens 22 52 4
    +30 Paris Saint-Germain 22 51 3
    +16 Lyon 22 45 5
    +19 Marseille 22 40 6
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    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
    Substitutes:
    Colin Dagba, Julian Draxler, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Nuno Mendes, Georginio Wijnaldum, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mauro Icardi, Danilo Pereira, Rafinha.

    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
    Substitutes:
    Dimitry Bertaud, Redouane Halal, Arnaud Souquet, Nicolas Cozza, Elye Wahi, Mathías Suárez, Nicholas Gioacchini, Beni Makouana, Leo Leroy.

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