PARIS. Paris Saint Germain destroys Montpellier 5-2 with goals of F. Sacko (39′ own), Neymar (43′ pen), Neymar (51′), K. Mbappe (69′) and R. Sanches (87′). On the other side, Montpellier scored with ​ W. Khazri (58′), E. Tchato (90′). Paris Saint Germain made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

K. Mbappe missed a penalty (23′) for Paris Saint Germain.​

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 Willy Delajod who was helped by Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Thomas Léonard. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.3 degrees Celsius or 79.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 59% while Montpellier was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Paris Saint Germain had a more offensive attitude with 100 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match​.

Paris Saint Germain shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Montpellier shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (P. Kimpembe and Vitinha). On the other side, Montpellier received 1 yellow card (E. Wahi).

Standings

After playing this match, Paris Saint Germain has 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Montpellier stays with 0 points (10th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Toulouse on the 31st of August with a 22-7 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (4 draws).

Montpellier will host Auxerre on the 21st of August with a 2-2 head to head.

Paris Saint Germain – Formation

Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma (6.1), Sergio Ramos (7.0), Marquinhos (6.3), Presnel Kimpembe (7.1), Achraf Hakimi (7.7), Marco Verratti (7.4), Vitinha (6.4), Nuno Mendes (7.1), Lionel Messi (8.2), Kylian Mbappé (7.3) and Neymar (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Ekitiké, Abdou Diallo, Nordi Mukiele, Keylor Navas, Pablo Sarabia, Leandro Paredes (6.8), Juan Bernat, Danilo Pereira and Renato Sanches (7.4).

Substitutions

Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: Vitinha for L. Paredes (70′), A. Hakimi for N. Mukiele (86′), M. Verratti for R. Sanches (86′), K. Mbappe for P. Sarabia (86′) and Neymar for H. Ekitike (90′).

Best player: Neymar​

The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Neymar.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 69 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin (7.4), Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (6.5), Falaye Sacko (6.0), Nicolas Cozza (5.5), Theo Sainte Luce (5.8), Joris Chotard (6.5), Faitout Maouassa (5.8), Jordan Ferri (6.0), Teji Savanier (7.1), Sepe Elye Wahi (5.9) and Wahbi Khazri (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Dimitry Bertaud, Arnaud Nordin, Béni Makouana, Mamadou Sakho (6.3), Valère Germain (6.4), Khalil Fayad, Maxime Estève, Leo Leroy and Arnaud Souquet (6.1).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 5 changes: F. Maouassa for A. Souquet (70′), W. Khazri for V. Germain (78′), E. Wahi for M. Sakho (79′), T. Savanier for L. Leroy (86′) and J. Chotard for K. Fayad (86′).

Best player: Wahbi Khazri​

The most impressive player for Montpellier was Wahbi Khazri.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Paris Saint Germain – Montpellier – 5-2
• Monaco – Rennes – 1-1