PSG vs Metz 2025-26 Ligue 1
Doué, Barcola send PSG back top of Ligue 1 with win over Metz
Désiré Doué set Paris Saint-Germain on their way as they climbed back to the top of Ligue 1 with a regulation 3-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Metz.
Match Commentary
- 3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery with a through ball.
- 31': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Boubacar Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Désiré Doué because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves replaces Dro Fernández.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 66': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Koffi Kouao.
- 66': Substitution, Metz. Bouna Sarr replaces Lucas Michal.
- 66': Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 77': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
- 78': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Kvilitaia replaces Alpha Touré.
- 89': Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | 54 | 3 |
| +24 | Lens | 23 | 52 | 5 |
| +16 | Lyon | 22 | 45 | 5 |
| +17 | Marseille | 23 | 40 | 7 |
Statistics
 METZ |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 276 | Accurate Passes | 647 |
| 334 | Passes | 697 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 16 | Clearances | 9 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 4 | Lucas Beraldo |
| 6 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 27 | Dro Fernández |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
| 9 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 14 | Désiré Doué |
Metz (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Fischer (GK) |
| 15 | Terry Yegbe |
| 38 | Sadibou Sané |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin  |
| 97 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 39 | Koffi Kouao |
| 8 | Boubacar Traoré |
| 12 | Alpha Touré |
| 7 | Giorgi Tsitaishvili |
| 19 | Lucas Michel |
| 30 | Habib Diallo |
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