PARIS. Paris Saint Germain demolishes Clermont 4-0. A. Herrera (20′), A. Herrera (31′), K. Mbappe (55′) and I. Gueye (65′).
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage that was helped by Huseyin Ocak and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Remi Landry. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Clermont adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
80'
20', 31'
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Abdou Diallo , Danilo Pereira , Idrissa Gueye , Ander Herrera , Rafinha Alcântara , Kylian Mbappé and Julian Draxler .
The home team had on the bench: Keylor Navas, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Sekou Oumar Yansane, Nuno Mendes , Thilo Kehrer , Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe , Mauro Icardi , Georginio Wijnaldum and Nathan Bitumazala .
Paris Saint Germain could not rely on the presence of N. Bitumazala (injured).
Best player: Ander Herrera
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Ander Herrera.
His rating is with 2 goals, 53 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Clermont – Formation
Clermont
10'
On the other side, Pascal Pochettino Trossero played with: Arthur Desmas , Akim Zedadka , Cedric Hountondji , Florent Ogier , Vital N’Simba , Salis Abdul Samed , Johan Gastien , Jodel Dossou , Jason Berthomier , Jim Allevinah and Pierre-Yves Hamel .
They had on the bench: Arial Mendy, Oriol Busquets, Elbasan Rashani , Jean Claude Billong , Saîf-Eddine Khaoui , Ouparine Djoco, Jonathan Iglesias , Alidu Seidu and Jordan Tell .
Best player: Akim Zedadka
The player that probably impressed the most for Clermont was Akim Zedadka.
His rating is with 0 goals, 50 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.
Match report
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 6 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 11
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 86
- 27 Dangerous attack 44
- 76 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Paris Saint Germain was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Clermont that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Clermont was extremely more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Paris Saint Germain managed to find the solution to win this match.
Paris Saint Germain shoot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Clermont shoot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Clermont received 1 yellow card (A. Zedadka).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Clermont will stay with 8 points to stay in the 4th place.
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 19th of September with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draw). Clermont will host Brest on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
