STRASBOURG. Paris Saint Germain defeated Strasbourg to win 2-1. It was Paris Saint Germain to strike first with a goal of Kylian Mbappé at the 31′. Then Marco Asensio scored again for Paris Saint Germain in the 49′ minute. Eventually, Dilane Bakwa reduced the distance for Strasbourg (68′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Paris Saint Germain was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Kylian Mbappé didn’t convert a penalty (6′) for Paris Saint Germain.
The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet with the help of Julien Pacelli and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Gaël Angoula. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.51 degrees Celsius or 49.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 20 Total 9
- 8 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 105 Attack 108
- 52 Dangerous attack 34
- 43 Ball safe 61
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 63% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Strasbourg was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Paris Saint Germain was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Strasbourg shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg received 4 yellow cards (Patrick Vieira, Junior Mwanga, Marvin Senaya and Ibrahima Sissoko). Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (Lucas Hernández).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Strasbourg stays with 25 points like Rennes to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain will has 47 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Strasbourg will play away against Lens on the 11th of February with a 5-5 head to head.
Paris Saint Germain will host Lille on the 11th of February with a 25-6 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (12 draws).
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
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Strasbourg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels, Alaa Bellaarouch , Marvin Senaya , Lucas Perrin , Abakar Sylla , Frédéric Guilbert , Dilane Bakwa , Junior Mwanga , Ibrahima Sissoko , Ângelo , Habib Diarra and Dion Moise Sahi .
The home team had on the bench: Thomas Delaine, Jessy Deminguet , Emanuel Emegha , Steven Baseya, Alexandre Pierre, Samir El Mourabet, Mohamed Bechikh , Eliÿs Araar Fernandez and Rabby Nzingoula.
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 2 changes: Dion Moise Sahi for Emanuel Emegha (52′) and Habib Diarra for Jessy Deminguet (83′).
Player of the match: Dilane Bakwa
The most impressive player for Strasbourg was Dilane Bakwa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 8 crosses.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
Also Paris Saint Germain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis Enrique Martínez García played with: Ousmane Dembélé, Gianluigi Donnarumma , Carlos Soler , Marquinhos , Lucas Beraldo , Lucas Hernández , Fabián Ruiz , Manuel Ugarte , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Marco Asensio , Kylian Mbappé and Randal Kolo Muani .
These were the players on the bench: Vitinha , Keylor Navas, Gonçalo Ramos , Nordi Mukiele , Ethan Mbappé, Senny Mayulu, Yoram Zague, Arnau Tenas and Danilo Pereira .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: Manuel Ugarte for Vitinha (54′), Carlos Soler for Nordi Mukiele (87′), Marquinhos for Danilo Pereira (82′) and Randal Kolo Muani for Gonçalo Ramos (82′).
Player of the match: Gianluigi Donnarumma
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was the goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma . His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
