Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain obliterates Montpellier 5-2 with a superb match
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain demolishes Montpellier 5-2 with goals of
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain demolishes Montpellier 5-2 with goals of F. Sacko (39′ own), Neymar (42′ pen), Neymar (51′), K. Mbappe (69′) and R. Sanches (87′). On the opposite side, Montpellier scored with W. Khazri (59′), E. Tchato (90′). Paris Saint Germain took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
K. Mbappe missed a penalty (23′) for Paris Saint Germain.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod who had the assistance of Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Thomas Léonard. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 26.3 degrees Celsius or 79.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 33%.
Match Statistics
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 59% while Montpellier was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 100 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Paris Saint Germain won the contest.
Paris Saint Germain shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (P. Kimpembe and Vitinha). On the other side, Montpellier received 1 yellow card (E. Wahi).
After playing this encounter, Paris Saint Germain has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. while Montpellier stays with 3 points (8th).
Match Events
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23'23'
K. Mbappe
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39'39'
F. Sacko (OG)
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42'42'
Neymar (Penalty)
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51'51'
Neymar
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59'59'
W. Khazri
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60'60'
P. Kimpembe
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64'64'
E. Wahi
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66'66'
Vitinha
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69'69'
K. Mbappe
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70'70'
L. Paredes
Vitinha
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70'70'
A. Souquet
F. Maouassa
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79'79'
V. Germain
W. Khazri
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79'79'
M. Sakho
E. Wahi
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85'85'
N. da Silva Santos Junior (Goal Disallowed)
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86'86'
N. Mukiele
A. Hakimi
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86'86'
R. Sanches
M. Verratti
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86'86'
P. Sarabia
K. Mbappe
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86'86'
L. Leroy
T. Savanier
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86'86'
K. Fayad
J. Chotard
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87'87'
R. Sanches
N. Mendes
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90'90'
H. Ekitike
Neymar
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90'90'
E. Tchato
K. Fayad
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Lille on the 21st of August with a 18-5 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).
Montpellier will host Auxerre on the 21st of August with a 2-2 head to head.
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Christophe Galtier chose to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Sergio Ramos , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Achraf Hakimi , Marco Verratti , Vitinha , Nuno Mendes , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: Vitinha for L. Paredes (70′), A. Hakimi for N. Mukiele (86′), M. Verratti for R. Sanches (86′), K. Mbappe for P. Sarabia (86′) and Neymar for H. Ekitike (90′).
Top player: Neymar
Probably the most impressive player in Paris Saint Germain was Neymar.
His rating is with 2 goals, 68 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Montpellier: Formation and Lineups
Montpellier started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi , Falaye Sacko , Nicolas Cozza , Theo Sainte Luce , Joris Chotard , Faitout Maouassa , Jordan Ferri , Teji Savanier , Sepe Elye Wahi and Wahbi Khazri .
Substitutes
Montpellier made 5 changes: F. Maouassa for A. Souquet (70′), W. Khazri for V. Germain (79′), E. Wahi for M. Sakho (79′), T. Savanier for L. Leroy (86′) and J. Chotard for K. Fayad (86′).
Top player: Wahbi Khazri
Probably the most impressive player in Montpellier was Wahbi Khazri.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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