Paris Saint Germain crushes Olympique Marseille with 2 goals from K. Mbappé. HIGHLIGHTS

MARSEILLE. Paris Saint Germain was eventually too strong for Olympique Marseille with the goal of K. Mbappé was the key of the match after he scored in the 26th and 55th minute.

Paris Saint Germain crushes Olympique Marseille with 2 goals from K. Mbappé. HIGHLIGHTS

MARSEILLE. Paris Saint Germain was finally too good for Olympique Marseille with the goal of K. Mbappé was the key player of the match after he scored in the 26th and 55th minute. Kylian Mbappé (26′), Lionel Messi (29′) and Kylian Mbappé (55′).

The match was played at the Stade Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin who had the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages. The 4th official was Bastien Dechepy. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1 degrees Celsius or 33.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 19 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 135 Attack 70
  • 56 Dangerous attack 28
  • 68 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 20 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Olympique Marseille was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Paris Saint Germain that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Marseille was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Paris Saint Germain was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Olympique Marseille shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

16'
Danilo Pereira- sub ->P. Kimpembe
26'
Kylian Mbappé(goal)Lionel Messi
29'
55'
Kylian Mbappé(goal)Lionel Messi
61'
Warren Zaïre-Emery- sub ->Nordi Mukiele
Jonathan Clauss- sub ->E. Bailly
66'
76'
Azzedine Ounahi- sub ->Ruslan Malinovskyi
81'
81'
81'

Standings

After this match, Olympique Marseille will stay with 52 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain will have 60 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille will play away against Rennes on the 5th of March with a 17-10 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (12 draws).

Paris Saint Germain will host Nantes on the 4th of March with a 24-3 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (2 draws).

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille
G
Pau López 16.Spain
6.3
D
Sead Kolasinac 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.9
D
Eric Bailly 3.Ivory Coast
6.3
66'
D
Leonardo Balerdi 5.Argentina
6.1
M
Nuno Tavares 30.Portugal
5.8
M
Jordan Veretout 27.France
7.2
M
6.8
81'
M
6.8
F
7.0
F
Alexis Sánchez 70.Chile
6.7
81'
F
Cengiz Ünder  17.Turkey
6.5
81'
Substitutes
G
Rubén Blanco 36.Spain
D
Issa Kaboré 29.Burkina Faso
D
Jonathan Clauss 7.France
6.7
66'
M
Dimitri Payet 10.France
6.7
81'
M
Azzedine Ounahi 8.Morocco
6.8
81'
M
B. Elmaz 47.Turkey
F
Vitinha 9.Portugal
6.5
81'

Olympique Marseille started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Igor Tudor decided to play with the following team: Pau López (6.3), Eric Bailly (6.3), Leonardo Balerdi (6.1), Sead Kolašinac (5.9), Nuno Tavares (5.8), Valentin Rongier (6.8), Jordan Veretout (7.2), Ruslan Malinovskyi (6.8), Cengiz Ünder (6.5), Mattéo Guendouzi (7.0) and Alexis Sánchez (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Vitinha (6.5), Issa Kaboré, Jonathan Clauss (6.7), Dimitri Payet (6.7), Rubén Blanco, Azzedine Ounahi (6.8) and Bartuğ Elmaz.

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: E. Bailly for Jonathan Clauss (66′), Ruslan Malinovskyi for Azzedine Ounahi (81′), Cengiz Ünder for Dimitri Payet (81′) and A. Sánchez for Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira (81′).

Best player: Jordan Veretout​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Jordan Veretout.

His rating is (7.2) with 60 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Paris Saint Germain – Formation

Paris Saint Germain
G
7.3
D
Sergio Ramos 4.Spain
6.9
D
Marquinhos   5.Brazil
7.0
D
Presnel Kimpembe 3.France
7.1
16'
M
Nordi Mukiele 26.France
7.2
61'
M
Nuno Mendes 25.Portugal
7.1
76'
M
M. Verratti 6.Italy
6.8
M
Fabián Ruiz 8.Spain
7.3
M
Vitinha 17.Portugal
7.4
F
Lionel Messi   30.Argentina
9.2
Goals29'
F
Kylian Mbappé 7.France
8.7
Goals26', 55'
Substitutes
G
Sergio Rico  16.Spain
G
D
Juan Bernat  14.Spain
6.4
76'
D
T. Pembélé 29.France
D
El Bitshiabu 31.France
M
6.8
61'
M
Danilo Pereira 15.Portugal
6.5
16'
M
Carlos Soler 28.Spain
F
Hugo Ekitiké 44.France

Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Christophe Galtier played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma (7.3), Marquinhos (7.0), Sergio Ramos (6.9), Presnel Kimpembe (7.1), Nordi Mukiele (7.2), Vitinha (7.4), Marco Verratti (6.8), Fabián Ruiz (7.3), Nuno Mendes (7.1), Lionel Messi (9.2) and Kylian Mbappé (8.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergio Rico, Juan Bernat (6.4), Warren Zaïre-Emery (6.8), Timothée Pembélé, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Alexandre Letellier, Hugo Ekitiké, Danilo Pereira (6.5) and Carlos Soler.

Substitutions

Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: P. Kimpembe for Danilo Pereira (16′), Nordi Mukiele for Warren Zaire Emery (61′) and Nuno Mendes  for Juan Bernat (76′).

Best player: Lionel Messi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 39 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. 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.​