Paris Saint Germain recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Toulouse 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PARIS. Paris Saint Germain managed to turn the tables against Toulouse to win 2-1.

Paris Saint Germain recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Toulouse 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PARIS. Paris Saint Germain was able to turn the tables against Toulouse to win 2-1. It was Toulouse to strike first with a goal of Branco van den Boomen at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lionel Messi gave the win to Paris Saint Germain in the 58′ minute. Paris Saint Germain was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy with the support of Julien Haulbert and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Romain Delpech. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 23 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 18 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 119 Attack 92
  • 78 Dangerous attack 26
  • 37 Ball safe 47
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 61% while Toulouse was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match​.

Paris Saint Germain shot 23 times, 5 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toulouse shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (E. Bitshiabu and Nuno Mendes ). Talking about the opposition, Toulouse received 2 yellow cards (Brecht Dejaegere and F. Chaïbi).

Match Timeline

14'
18'
20'
Achraf Hakimi(goal)
38'
Nuno Mendes- Yellow
45'
50'
58'
62'
Thijs Dallinga- sub ->Ado Onaiwu
62'
Mikkel Desler- sub ->Warren Kamanzi
71'
G. Suazo- sub ->Moussa Diarra
75'
76'
W. Zaïre-Emery- sub ->Carlos Soler
76'
81'
81'
Vincent Sierro- sub ->Zakaria Aboukhlal
89'

Standings

After this encounter, Paris Saint Germain will have 54 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Toulouse will stay with 29 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Olympique Marseille on the 26th of February with a 23-9 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).

Toulouse will host Olympique Marseille on the 19th of February with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Olympique Marseille (17 draws).

Paris Saint Germain – Formation

Paris Saint Germain
G
6.4
D
Marquinhos   5.Brazil
6.9
D
Achraf Hakimi 2.Morocco
9.0
Goals38'
D
Nuno Mendes 25.Portugal
6.6
76' 45'
D
Danilo Pereira 15.Portugal
6.9
M
Renato Sanches  18.Portugal
6.8
14'
M
Fabián Ruiz 8.Spain
6.6
M
Carlos Soler 28.Spain
7.1
76'
M
Vitinha 17.Portugal
6.1
F
Lionel Messi   30.Argentina
8.2
Goals58'
F
Hugo Ekitiké 44.France
7.0
89'
Substitutes
G
G
Sergio Rico 16.Spain
D
T. Pembélé 29.France
D
Juan Bernat  14.Spain
6.4
76'
D
6.5
14' 18'
M
Ismaël Gharbi 35.Spain
89'
M
W. Zaïre-Emery 33.France
6.3
76'
F
Ilyes Housni 37.France

Paris Saint Germain started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma (6.4), Achraf Hakimi (9.0), Marquinhos (6.9), Danilo Pereira (6.9), Nuno Mendes (6.6), Carlos Soler (7.1), Renato Sanches (6.8), Fabián Ruiz (6.6), Vitinha (6.1), Hugo Ekitiké (7.0) and Lionel Messi (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ilyes Housni, Warren Zaïre-Emery (6.3), Juan Bernat (6.4), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (6.5), Alexandre Letellier, Ismael Gharbi, Sergio Rico and Timothée Pembélé.

Paris Saint Germain could not rely on the presence of E. Bitshiabu (injured).

Substitutions

Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: Renato Sanches  for El Chadaille Bitshiabu (14′), Nuno Mendes  for Juan Bernat (76′), Carlos Soler for Warren Zaire Emery (76′) and H. Ekitike for Ismaël Gharbi (89′).

Best player: Achraf Hakimi​

The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Achraf Hakimi.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 67 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Toulouse – Formation

Toulouse
G
Maxime Dupé 30.France
6.1
D
Rasmus Nicolaisen 2.Denmark
6.1
D
Moussa Diarra 23.Mali
6.4
71'
D
Anthony Rouault 4.France
7.1
D
Warren Kamanzi 26.Norway
6.4
62'
M
Brecht Dejaegere 10.Belgium
6.4
81' 50'
M
Branco van den Boomen 8.Netherlands
8.1
Goals20'
M
Stijn Spierings 17.Netherlands
7.1
F
Farès Chaïbi 28.Algeria
6.1
75'
F
Ado Onaiwu 7.Japan
6.2
62'
F
Zakaria Aboukhlal 6.Morocco
6.5
81'
Substitutes
G
Kjetil Haug 16.Norway
D
Mikkel Desler 3.Denmark
6.8
62'
D
G. Suazo 15.Chile
6.4
71'
D
Logan Costa 14.Cape Verde
M
Vincent Sierro 13.Switzerland
81'
M
M
Veljko Birmancevic 19.Serbia
81'
F
Thijs Dallinga 27.Netherlands
6.7
62'
F
Rafael Ratão 21.Brazil

Toulouse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Philippe Montanier played with: Maxime Dupé (6.1), Waren Hakon Christofer Kamanzi (6.4), Anthony Rouault (7.1), Rasmus Nicolaisen (6.1), Moussa Diarra (6.4), Branco van den Boomen (8.1), Stijn Spierings (7.1), Brecht Dejaegere (6.4), Zakaria Aboukhlal (6.5), Ado Onaiwu (6.2) and Farès Chaïbi (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vincent Sierro, Mikkel Desler (6.8), Gabriel Suazo (6.4), Logan Costa, Thijs Dallinga (6.7), Kjetil Haug, Theocharis Tsingaras, Rafael Ratão and Veljko Birmančević.

Substitutions

Toulouse made 5 changes: Warren Kamanzi for Mikkel Desler (62′), Ado Onaiwu for Thijs Dallinga (62′), Moussa Diarra for Gabriel Suazo (71′), Zakaria Aboukhlal for Vincent Sierro (81′) and Brecht Dejaegere for Veljko Birmančević (81′).

Best player: Branco van den Boomen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Toulouse was Branco van den Boomen.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 51 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​