Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain prevails over Clermont 6-1 with 3 goals from Neymar
CLERMONT-FERRAND. Paris Saint Germain had an adventurous win over Clermont. The hero of the match was who scored in the 6th, 71st and 83rd minute.
CLERMONT-FERRAND. Paris Saint Germain had an adventurous win over Clermont. The hero of the match was who scored in the 6th, 71st and 83rd minute. Paris Saint Germain was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier who had the assistance of Frédéric Haquette and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb.
Match Statistics
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 64% while Clermont was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Clermont shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain shot 18 times, 11 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 1 yellow card (J. Gastien). On the other side, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (Neymar).
After this encounter, Clermont will stay with 28 points to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain will have 68 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Neymar
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19'19'
K. Mbappe
L. Messi
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42'42'
J. Dossou
J. Berthomier
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53'53'
Neymar
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66'66'
J. Allevinah
J. Dossou
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66'66'
G. Kyei
J. Berthomier
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67'67'
L. Da Cunha
S. Khaoui
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67'67'
G. Wijnaldum
I. Gueye
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70'70'
J. Gastien
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71'71'
Neymar (Penalty)
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75'75'
K. Mbappe
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79'79'
T. Kehrer
P. Kimpembe
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81'81'
K. Mbappe
L. Messi
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83'83'
Neymar
K. Mbappe
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84'84'
O. Busquets
M. Bayo
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85'85'
E. Michut
M. Verratti
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85'85'
E. Dina
A. Hakimi
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86'86'
J. Bernat
N. Mendes
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90'90'
F. Ogier
J. C. Billong
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Clermont will play away with Metz on the 17th of April with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Paris Saint Germain will host Olympique Marseille on the 17th of April with a 16-9 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Clermont: Formation and Lineups
Clermont started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Gastien chose to play with the following team: Arthur Desmas , Akim Zedadka , Alidu Seidu , Jean Claude Billong , Arial Mendy , Yohann Magnin , Johan Gastien , Jodel Dossou , Jason Berthomier , Saîf-Eddine Khaoui and Mohamed Bayo .
Substitutes
Clermont made 5 changes: J. Dossou for J. Allevinah (66′), J. Berthomier for G. Kyei (66′), S. Khaoui for L. Da Cunha (67′), M. Bayo for O. Busquets (84′) and J. C. Billong for F. Ogier (90′).
Top player: Jodel Dossou
The player who no doubt impressed Clermont the most was Jodel Dossou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Sergio Ramos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Danilo Pereira , Marco Verratti , Idrissa Gueye , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: I. Gueye for G. Wijnaldum (67′), P. Kimpembe for T. Kehrer (79′), M. Verratti for E. Michut (85′), A. Hakimi for E. Dina (85′) and N. Mendes for J. Bernat (86′).
Top player: Kylian Mbappé
The player who no doubt impressed Paris Saint Germain the most was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 3 goals, 46 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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