PARIS. Paris Saint Germain was able to turn the tables against Saint-Étienne. It was Saint-Étienne to score first with a goal from D. Bouanga. Nonetheless, later Paris Saint Germain found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with K. Mbappe (42′), K. Mbappe (47′) and Danilo (52′). Paris Saint Germain was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste who had the assistance of Steven Torregrossa and Gwenaël Pasqualotti. The 4th official was Bastien Dechepy. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 24 Total 13
- 10 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 8
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 108 Attack 91
- 51 Dangerous attack 52
- 100 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 62% while Saint-Étienne was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Saint-Étienne was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Paris Saint Germain was able to find the solution to win this match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 24 times, 10 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Saint-Étienne shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (I. Gueye and Marquinhos). On the opposite side, Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (E. Mangala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 62 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Saint-Étienne will stay with 22 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
90'
46'
52'
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Thilo Kehrer , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Georginio Wijnaldum , Danilo Pereira , Idrissa Gueye , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
The home team had on the bench: Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Ángel Di María , Keylor Navas, Colin Dagba, Julian Draxler , Juan Bernat , Mauro Icardi , Xavi Simons and Abdou Diallo.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: T. Kehrer for A. Di Maria (46′), N. Mendes for J. Bernat (81′), Neymar for J. Draxler (83′) and K. Mbappe for M. Icardi (83′).
Best player: Kylian Mbappé
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Pascal Dupraz played with: Paul Bernardoni , Falaye Sacko , Mahdi Camara , Eliaquim Mangala , Mickael Nade , Timothée Kolodziejczak , Arnaud Nordin , Zaydou Youssouf , Lucas Gourna-Douath , Denis Bouanga and Ryad Boudebouz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Romain Hamouma , Gabriel Silva, Etienne Green, Assane Dioussé, Aimen Moueffek , Bakary Sako, Adil Aouchiche , Sada Thioub and Harold Moukoudi .
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 5 changes: E. Mangala for H. Moukoudi (56′), Z. Youssouf for R. Hamouma (57′), A. Nordin for S. Thioub (67′), L. Douath for A. Moueffek (67′) and D. Bouanga for A. Aouchiche (72′).
Best player: Harold Moukoudi
The most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Harold Moukoudi.
His rating is with 13 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Paris Saint Germain – Saint-Étienne – 3-1
- Strasbourg – Nice – 0-0
