Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

25': Kylian Mbappé
28': Kylian Mbappé
31': Neymar
50': Kylian Mbappé
67': Ángel Di María

FT
5 - 0

Metz

58': Boubacar Traoré

Kylian Mbappe celebrates Paris Saint-Germain stay with hat trick on final day against Metz

PSG Mbappe celeb vs. Metz_20220521 [1296x729]

Kylian Mbappe celebrated his new contract with PSG in style, scoring a hat trick as the French champions beat Metz 5-0 on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
1': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by William Mikelbrencis (Metz).
2': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
4': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
11': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
12': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
14': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
15': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé.
15': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
15': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bronn (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
16': Attempt missed. Vincent Pajot (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Boubacar Traore.
17': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
17': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
21': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
21': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
23': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
23': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Boubacar Traore (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
23': Attempt blocked. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
25': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Metz 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
26': Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
28': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Metz 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
31': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
36': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
36': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
38': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
39': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
39': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
42': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 3, Metz 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
47': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
50': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Metz 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
52': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
52': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
56': Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces William Mikelbrencis.
56': Substitution, Metz. Sikou Niakaté replaces Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik.
57': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
57': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Second yellow card to Boubacar Traore (Metz) for a bad foul.
60': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
61': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
62': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
62': Pape Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Hand ball by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
65': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
65': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
65': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
67': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
67': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Metz 0. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
70': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
71': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Joseph replaces Farid Boulaya.
71': Substitution, Metz. Louis Mafouta replaces Didier Lamkel Zé.
72': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
72': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Ángel Di María.
78': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Marco Verratti.
79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Neymar.
79': Hand ball by Pape Sarr (Metz).
83': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Alexandre Letellier replaces Keylor Navas.
84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Achraf Hakimi.
85': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
89': Hand ball by Lenny Joseph (Metz).
90': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
90': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
90'+5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lenny Joseph.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Metz 0.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Metz 0.

Statistics

METZ		PSG
12	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	1
24.7	Possession	75.3
4	SHOTS	27
1	ON GOAL	12
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	699
240	Passes	761
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
8	Crosses	7
0.1	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	39
18	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.5	Long Balls %	0.9
1	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	11
25	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
17	Interceptions	7
13	Effective Clearances	5
13	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,926

Ligue 1 Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	12	+13	27
2	Marseille	12	+17	25
3	Lens	12	+10	25
4	Strasbourg	12	+8	22

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Keylor Navas (GK)
4	Sergio Ramos
5	Marquinhos
3	Presnel Kimpembe
2	Achraf Hakimi
30	Lionel Messi
15	Danilo Pereira
6	Marco Verratti
7	Kylian Mbappé
10	Neymar
11	Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Xavi Simons, Idrissa Gueye, Edouard Michut, Juan Bernat, Ander Herrera, Thilo Kehrer, Alexandre Letellier, Nuno Mendes, Georginio Wijnaldum.

Metz (5-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
23	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
27	Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
2	Dylan Bronn
13	Fali Candé
25	William Mikelbrencis
8	Boubacar Traoré
14	Vincent Pajot
10	Farid Boulaya
15	Pape Matar Sarr
22	Didier Lamkel Ze

Metz Substitutes:

Lenny Lacroix, Sikou Niakate, Lenny Joseph, Opa Nguette, Alexandre Oukidja, Louis Mafouta, Ibrahima Niane, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Danley Jean Jacques.

Ligue 1 News

PSG overcome Dembélé and Hakimi injuries to beat Lyon

Depleted Paris St-Germain snatched a last-gasp victory for the second weekend in a row to reclaim top spot in the Ligue 1 table.

USMNT's Folarin Balogun scores then shown red card for Monaco

United States forward Folarin Balogun scored and was then sent off as Monaco were routed 4-1 by Lens in France's Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Transfer rumors, news: PSG eye Barcelona defender García

Paris Saint-Germain are keeping tabs on a possible move for Barcelona defender Eric García. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

Kane, Mbappé lead ESPN's Players of the Month for October

Who were the best players in each of Europe's top five leagues? Welcome to ESPN's Players of the Month!

Ramos nets last-gasp winner on 100th PSG appearance

Substitute Gonçalo Ramos headed home from a corner in the final seconds of stoppage time as Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain scraped a 1-0 home win against Nice.