PARIS. Paris Saint Germain beats Real Sociedad with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Mbappé (58′) and a goal from B. Barcola (70′). Paris Saint Germain made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 46,435 spectators. The referee was Marco Guida with the collaboration of Ciro Carbone and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Fabio Maresca. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.98 degrees Celsius or 51.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 6 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 84 Attack 124
- 46 Dangerous attack 43
- 111 Ball safe 73
- 17 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 57% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad shot 9 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Hamari Traoré and Robin Le Normand).
Match Timeline
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Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Real Sociedad on the 5th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (0 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Paris Saint Germain on the 5th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (0 draws).
Paris Saint Germain and Real Sociedad will play the return match on the at the
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis Enrique Martínez García decided to play with the following team: Kang-in Lee, Gianluigi Donnarumma
, Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Danilo Pereira , Lucas Beraldo , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Fabián Ruiz , Vitinha , Ousmane Dembélé , Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola .The home team had on the bench: Keylor Navas, Manuel Ugarte, Gonçalo Ramos, Randal Kolo Muani
, Nordi Mukiele, Carlos Soler, Ethan Mbappé, Senny Mayulu, Arnau Tenas, Lucas Hernández and Marco Asensio .Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: Danilo Pereira for Lucas Hernández (72′), Bradley Barcola for Marco Asensio (72′) and Ousmane Dembélé for Randal Kolo Muani (83′).
Player of the match: Kylian Mbappé
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé .
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.Real Sociedad – Formation
Also Real Sociedad adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro
, Hamari Traoré , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Javi Galán , Brais Méndez , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Merino , Takefusa Kubo , André Silva , Ander Barrenetxea .They had on the bench: Arsen Zakharyan
, Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Jon Pacheco , Beñat Turrientes , Jon Magunazelaia, Pablo Marín, Aitor Fraga, Jon Aramburu and Umar Sadiq .Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Arsen Zakharyan (66′), André Silva for Umar Sadiq (79′), Brais Méndez for Beñat Turrientes (79′), Robin Le Normand for Jon Pacheco (78′) and Javi Galán for Jon Aramburu (88′).
Player of the match: Martín Zubimendi
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Martín Zubimendi.
His rating is
with 44 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.