French Ligue 1

PSG vs Montpellier 2022-23 Ligue 1

  • 39': Falaye Sacko (OG)
  • 43': Neymar (P)
  • 51': Neymar
  • 69': Kylian Mbappé
  • 87': Renato Sanches
FT
5 - 2
  • 58': Wahbi Khazri
  • 90'+2': Enzo Tchato

Neymar scores twice as PSG thump Montpellier

Neymar scored twice as Paris St Germain thumped Montpellier 5-2 in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 23': Penalty saved! Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Own Goal by Falaye Sacko, Montpellier. Paris Saint Germain 1, Montpellier 0.
  • 43': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 51': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Montpellier 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Montpellier 1. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 60': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Montpellier 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Faitout Maouassa.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Vitinha.
  • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Wahbi Khazri.
  • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Mamadou Sakho replaces Elye Wahi.
  • 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Marco Verratti.
  • 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Achraf Hakimi.
  • 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
  • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Téji Savanier.
  • 87': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 1. Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Neymar.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 2. Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Khalil Fayad with a through ball.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,849

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Paris Saint-Germain 26 59 1
+16 Brest 26 47 5
+11 AS Monaco 26 46 6
+14 Lille 26 43 5
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Statistics

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18 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 11
6 Saves 2
41 Possession 59
7 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
371 Accurate Passes 562
425 Passes 611
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
4 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 21
27 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.7 Long Balls % 0.9
1 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 12
22 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 14
17 Effective Clearances 2
17 Clearances 2

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
5 Marquinhos
3 Presnel Kimpembe Yellow Card
4 Sergio Ramos
17 Vitinha Yellow Card
6 Marco Verratti
30 Lionel Messi
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
10 Neymar
7 Kylian Mbappé

MON Montpellier (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
31 Nicolas Cozza
77 Falaye Sacko
13 Joris Chotard
17 Théo Sainte-Luce
29 Enzo Tchato
11 Téji Savanier
12 Jordan Ferri
21 Elye Wahi Yellow Card
27 Faitout Maouassa
99 Wahbi Khazri

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