PARIS. Paris Saint Germain beat Strasbourg to win 2-1. A penalty from K. Mbappé was decisive in the 90min. It was Paris Saint Germain to strike first with a goal of Marquinhos at the 15′. Then it was an own goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kylian Mbappé gave the win to Paris Saint Germain in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Paris Saint Germain was much better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Paris Saint Germain remained with 10 players after Neymar received a double yellow card in the 63′. Even so, Paris Saint Germain still succeeded in win this match playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin with the assistance of Cyril Gringore and Nicolas Danos. The 4th official was Ruddy Buquet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 7 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 155 Attack 75
- 56 Dangerous attack 40
- 94 Ball safe 85
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 71% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Strasbourg shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 3 yellow cards (Marco Verratti , Neymar and Kylian Mbappé). Talking about the opposition, Strasbourg received 1 yellow card (Gerzino Nyamsi).
Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Paris Saint Germain will have 44 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Strasbourg will stay with 11 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Rennes on the 15th of January with a 17-12 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Strasbourg will host Troyes on the 2nd of January with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Strasbourg (4 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
15'
79'
50'
63'
Paris Saint Germain adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Nordi Mukiele , Sergio Ramos , Marquinhos , El Chadaille Bitshiabu , Fabián Ruiz , Marco Verratti , Vitinha , Neymar , Hugo Ekitiké and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: Sergio Rico, Achraf Hakimi , Carlos Soler , Ilyes Housni, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Keylor Navas, Pablo Sarabia , Danilo Pereira and Ismael Gharbi.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: Vitinha for Pablo Sarabia (73′), Hugo Ekitike for Carlos Soler (73′) and El Chadaille Bitshiabu for Achraf Hakimi (79′).
Best player: El Chadaille Bitshiabu
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was El Chadaille Bitshiabu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 69 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
Also Strasbourg adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Julien Stéphan played with: Matz Sels , Ismael Doukoure , Gerzino Nyamsi , Alexander Djiku , Lucas Perrin , Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Sanjin Prcić , Habib Diarra , Adrien Thomasson , Ludovic Ajorque and Kévin Gameiro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jean-Eudes Aholou , Habib Diallo , Robin Risser, Tom Saettel, Ibrahima Sissoko , Lebo Mothiba, Antoine Nuss and Franci Bouebari.
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 3 changes: Sanjin Prcic for Jean-Eudes Aholou (65′), Kévin Gameiro for Habib Diallo (78′) and Mouhamadou Diarra for Ibrahima Sissoko (78′).
Best player: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
The player that probably impressed the most for Strasbourg was Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Brest – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-4
- Paris Saint Germain – Strasbourg – 2-1
- Ajaccio – Angers SCO – 1-0
- Troyes – Nantes – 0-0
- Clermont – Lille – 0-2
- Auxerre – Monaco – 2-3
