SAN SEBASTIáN. Paris Saint Germain prevailed over Real Sociedad to win 2-1. K. Mbappé was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Paris Saint Germain to strike first with a goal of Kylian Mbappé at the 15′. Then Kylian Mbappé scored again for Paris Saint Germain in the 56′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Mikel Merino reduced the distance for Real Sociedad (89′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Paris Saint Germain took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the assistance of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.22 degrees Celsius or 54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 7 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 96 Attack 67
- 49 Dangerous attack 34
- 72 Ball safe 109
- 20 Free Kicks 23
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 18 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 56% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Paris Saint Germain found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Real Sociedad shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain shot 10 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Igor Zubeldia and Takefusa Kubo). Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 3 yellow cards (Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi and Ousmane Dembélé).
Match Timeline
Standings
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Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this encounter, Real Sociedad stays with 12 points like Inter to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain will has 8 points like Milan to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad
77'
54'
89'
Real Sociedad adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro , Hamari Traoré , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Javi Galán , Brais Méndez , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Merino , Takefusa Kubo , Mikel Oyarzabal and Sheraldo Becker .
The home team had on the bench: Ander Barrenetxea , Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti , Kieran Tierney, Umar Sadiq, Jon Pacheco , Beñat Turrientes , Jon Magunazelaia, Pablo Marín, Jon Aramburu and André Silva .
Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Mikel Oyarzabal for André Silva (77′), Martín Zubimendi for Jon Ander Olasagasti (83′), Brais Méndez for Beñat Turrientes (61′), Sheraldo Becker for Ander Barrenetxea (61′) and Igor Zubeldia for Jon Pacheco (77′).
Player of the match: Mikel Merino
The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Merino.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 2 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: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Lucas Hernández , Lucas Beraldo , Nuno Mendes , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Vitinha , Fabián Ruiz , Ousmane Dembélé , Bradley Barcola and Kylian Mbappé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Keylor Navas, Gonçalo Ramos, Danilo Pereira, Kang-in Lee , Randal Kolo Muani , Nordi Mukiele , Carlos Soler , Senny Mayulu, Kouakou Gadou, Arnau Tenas, Marquinhos and Manuel Ugarte .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: Fabián Ruiz for Manuel Ugarte (77′), Achraf Hakimi for Carlos Soler (83′), Bradley Barcola for Kang-in Lee (46′), Ousmane Dembélé for Randal Kolo Muani (82′) and Nuno Mendes for Nordi Mukiele (61′).
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, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
