PARIS. Paris Saint Germain overcomes Metz 3-1. Paris Saint Germain got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Vitinha (49′) and Kylian Mbappé (60′). Metz tried to recover with a goal from Matthieu Udol (72′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (83′) scored by Kylian Mbappé for Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Ruddy Buquet assisted by Guillaume Debart and Julien Pacelli. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.62 degrees Celsius or 45.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 13 Total 3
- 5 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 145 Attack 60
- 93 Dangerous attack 24
- 71 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 75% while Metz was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 93 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Metz received 1 yellow card (Christophe Herelle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Paris Saint Germain has 40 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Metz will stays with 16 points like Olympique Lyonnais to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Lens on the 14th of January with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Metz will host Toulouse on the 14th of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Toulouse (8 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
65'
49'
Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Luis Enrique Martínez García decided to play with the following team: Ousmane Dembélé, Arnau Tenas, Gianluigi Donnarumma , Milan Skriniar , Danilo Pereira , Marquinhos , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Vitinha , Manuel Ugarte , Kang-in Lee , Randal Kolo Muani , Bradley Barcola and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: Achraf Hakimi, Gonçalo Ramos, Lucas Hernández , Marco Asensio , Nordi Mukiele, Cher Ndour, Carlos Soler, Alexandre Letellier and Ethan Mbappé.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: Milan Skriniar for Lucas Hernández (65′), Kang-in Lee for Gonçalo Ramos (90′), Randal Kolo Muani for Marco Asensio (68′), Bradley Barcola for Carlos Soler (90′) and Manuel Ugarte for Ethan Mbappé (90′).
Player of the match: Kylian Mbappé
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé .
His rating is with 2 goals, 52 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Metz – Formation
Metz
32'
Metz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Joseph N’Duquidi , Ismaël Traoré , Christophe Herelle , Matthieu Udol , Habib Maïga , Kévin N’Doram , Danley Jean Jacques , Kevin Van Den Kerkhof , Joel Asoro , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maxime Colin, Simon Elisor , Ablie Jallow, Guillaume Dietsch, Fali Candé, Lamine Camara , Malick Mbaye, Ibou Sane and Koffi Kouao.
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: Habib Maïga for Lamine Camara (62′), Joel Asoro for Simon Elisor (71′), Cheick Tidiane Sabaly for Ibou Sane (71′) and Danley Jean Jacques for Ablie Jallow (90′).
Player of the match: Lamine Camara
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Lamine Camara.
His rating is with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Montpellier – Olympique Marseille – 1-1
- Olympique Lyonnais – Nantes – 1-0
- Paris Saint Germain – Metz – 3-1
- Brest – Lorient – 4-0
- Reims – Le Havre – 1-0
- Clermont – Rennes – 1-3
- Nice – Lens – 2-0
- Toulouse – Monaco – 1-2
- Strasbourg – LOSC Lille – 2-1
