VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Paris Saint Germain conquers Lille 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Paris Saint Germain capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the assistance of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Bartolomeu Varela.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 11 Total 19
- 5 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 79 Attack 110
- 48 Dangerous attack 54
- 55 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 19 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lille was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Lille shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Lille received 2 yellow cards (Z. Celik and D. Bradaric). Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (L. Paredes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Lille will stay with 32 points like Nantes to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain will have 56 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will play away with Montpellier on the 12th of February with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Lille (6 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Rennes on the 11th of February with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Lille – Formation
Lille started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Gabriel Gudmundsson , Timothy Weah , Amadou Onana , Benjamin André , Jonathan Bamba , Hatem Ben Arfa and Jonathan David .
The home team had on the bench: Léo Jardim, Xeka, Jérémy Pied, Ugo Raghouber, Tiago Djaló, Edon Zhegrova, Domagoj Bradarić and Angel Gomes .
Substitutions
Lille made 3 changes: T. Weah for D. Bradaric (70′), H. Ben Arfa for A. Gomes (70′) and J. Bamba for E. Zhegrova (86′).
Best player: Angel Gomes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lille was Angel Gomes.
His rating is with 13 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Danilo Pereira , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Xavi Simons, Colin Dagba, Thilo Kehrer , Keylor Navas, Layvin Kurzawa, Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Julian Draxler , Édouard Michut and Juan Bernat.
Paris Saint Germain could not rely on the presence of J. Draxler (injured) and T. Kehrer (injured).
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: A. Di Maria for J. Draxler (45′), P. Kimpembe for T. Kehrer (78′) and L. Paredes for X. Simons (85′).
Best player: Lionel Messi
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (84% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. 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.
- Lille – Paris Saint Germain – 1-5
- Lorient – Lens – 2-0
- Nice – Clermont – 0-1
- Reims – Bordeaux – 5-0
- Rennes – Brest – 2-0
- Strasbourg – Nantes – 1-0
- Troyes – Metz – 0-0