Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain annihilates Reims 4-0 with a superb performance
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain demolishes Reims 4-0 with goals of
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain demolishes Reims 4-0 with goals of M. Verratti (44′), S. Ramos (62′), W. Faes (67′ own) and Danilo (75′). Paris Saint Germain was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the help of Djemel Zitouni and Gwenaël Pasqualotti. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.06 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 68% while Reims was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Reims shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Paris Saint Germain. On the other side, Reims received 1 yellow card (D. Lopy).
After this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 50 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Reims will stay with 24 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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44'44'
M. Verratti
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46'46'
M. Cassama
T. Foket
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46'46'
D. Lopy
A. Matusiwa
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56'56'
D. Lopy
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58'58'
M. Adeline
N. Mbuku
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62'62'
S. Ramos
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64'64'
L. Messi
A. Di Maria
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64'64'
A. Donis
J. Cajuste
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67'67'
W. Faes (OG)
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75'75'
Danilo
K. Mbappe
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76'76'
A. Herrera
M. Verratti
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77'77'
J. Draxler
K. Mbappe
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81'81'
A. Flips
D. Lopy
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Lille on the 6th of February with a 17-5 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).
Reims will host Bordeaux on the 6th of February with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Reims (6 draws).
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero chose to play with the following team: Keylor Navas , Thilo Kehrer , Marquinhos , Sergio Ramos , Nuno Mendes , Danilo Pereira , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Ángel Di María , Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappé .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: A. Di Maria for L. Messi (64′), K. Mbappe for J. Draxler (77′) and M. Verratti for A. Herrera (79′).
Top player: Marco Verratti
The player who no doubt impressed Paris Saint Germain the most was Marco Verratti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 99 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Reims: Formation and Lineups
Reims started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Óscar García Junyent played with: Predrag Rajković , Thomas Foket , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Maxime Busi , Nathanael Mbuku , Azor Matusiwa , Jens Cajuste , Bradley Locko and Hugo Ekitike .
Substitutes
Reims made 5 changes: T. Foket for M. Cassama (46′), A. Matusiwa for D. Lopy (46′), N. Mbuku for M. Adeline (58′), J. Cajuste for A. Donis (64′) and D. Lopy for A. Flips (81′).
Top player: Azor Matusiwa
Probably the most impressive player in Reims was Azor Matusiwa.
His rating is with 43 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
