Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain tops Lille 5-1 after a incredible match
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. Paris Saint Germain conquers Lille 5-1 after a incredible match.
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Paris Saint Germain beats Lille 5-1 after a incredible match. Paris Saint Germain took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the help of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Bartolomeu Varela.
Match Statistics
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lille was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Lille shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Lille received 2 yellow cards (Z. Celik and D. Bradaric). On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (L. Paredes).
After this encounter, Lille will stay with 32 points like Nantes to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will have 53 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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10'10'
Danilo
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28'28'
S. Botman
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33'33'
P. Kimpembe
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38'38'
L. Messi
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45'45'
J. Draxler
A. Di Maria
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45'45'
L. Paredes
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52'52'
Danilo
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67'67'
K. Mbappe
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70'70'
D. Bradaric
T. Weah
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70'70'
A. Gomes
H. Ben Arfa
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75'75'
Z. Celik
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78'78'
T. Kehrer
P. Kimpembe
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83'83'
D. Bradaric
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85'85'
X. Simons
L. Paredes
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86'86'
E. Zhegrova
J. Bamba
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lille will play away against Montpellier on the 12th of February with a 13-6 head to head stats in favor of Lille (5 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Rennes on the 11th of February with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (6 draws).
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec chose to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Gabriel Gudmundsson , Timothy Weah , Amadou Onana , Benjamin André , Jonathan Bamba , Hatem Ben Arfa and Jonathan David .
Substitutes
Lille made 3 changes: T. Weah for D. Bradaric (70′), H. Ben Arfa for A. Gomes (70′) and J. Bamba for E. Zhegrova (86′).
Top player: Angel Gomes
The player who no doubt impressed Lille the most was Angel Gomes.
His rating is with 12 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 70′.
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Danilo Pereira , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: A. Di Maria for J. Draxler (45′), P. Kimpembe for T. Kehrer (78′) and L. Paredes for X. Simons (85′).
Top player: Lionel Messi
Probably the most impressive player in Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 61 passes (83% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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