French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 39': Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
  • Red Card 90'+1': Dylan Bronn
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Paris Saint-Germain
  • 5': Achraf Hakimi
  • 90'+5': Achraf Hakimi

PSG beats Metz as Achraf Hakimi nets second late in stoppage time

Achraf Hakimi struck deep in stoppage time to earn PSG a 2-1 victory at bottom side Metz on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 2': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Offside, Metz. Habib Maïga tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Niane is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
  • 5': Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
  • 9': Dylan Bronn (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 9': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 9': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
  • 14': Foul by Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 14': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz).
  • 19': Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Gueye with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 26': Lamine Gueye (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Offside, Metz. Lamine Gueye tries a through ball, but Dylan Bronn is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 31': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 37': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 39': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 39': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Gueye with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
  • 42': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Lamine Gueye (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahima Niane with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 46': Foul by Ibrahima Niane (Metz).
  • 46': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 49': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 49': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Gueye with a cross following a fast break.
  • 56': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 56': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 58': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
  • 58': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 61': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Pereira.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Rafinha.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Farid Boulaya replaces Lamine Gueye.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Nicolas de Préville replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 67': Substitution, Metz. Sikou Niakaté replaces Papa Ndiaga Yade.
  • 67': Offside, Metz. Nicolas de Préville tries a through ball, but Farid Boulaya is caught offside.
  • 68': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 68': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 69': Pape Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Hand ball by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 72': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Kiki Kouyate is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 73': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Dylan Bronn (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 75': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 79': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
  • 82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Habib Maïga.
  • 82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
  • 84': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 84': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 86': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 90': Hand ball by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
  • 90'+1': Fabien Centonze (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Second yellow card to Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Metz. Boubacar Traore replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+5': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 90'+7': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
74.2 Possession 25.8
15 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
642 Accurate Passes 168
717 Passes 239
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 12
0.0 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 49
27 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 15
10 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 26,661

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 3 +5 9
2 Lyon 3 +5 9
3 Lille 3 +7 7
4 Marseille 4 +5 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-5-1)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK) Yellow Card
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
2 Dylan Bronn Yellow Card
3 Matthieu Udol
18 Fabien Centonze Yellow Card
14 Vincent Pajot
15 Pape Matar Sarr
19 Habib Maïga Yellow Card
26 Papa Ndiaga Yade Yellow Card
20 Lamine Gueye
7 Ibrahima Niane
Metz Substitutes:
Sofiane Alakouch, Opa Nguette, Farid Boulaya, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Boubacar Traoré, Nicolas de Préville, Warren Tchimbembé, Amine Bassi, Sikou Niakate.

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

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
5 Marquinhos
15 Danilo Pereira
25 Nuno Mendes Yellow Card
2 Achraf Hakimi
10 Neymar
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
12 Rafinha
7 Kylian Mbappé
9 Mauro Icardi
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Ángel Di María, Thilo Kehrer, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Idrissa Gueye, Leandro Paredes, Julian Draxler, Ander Herrera, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Abdou Diallo.

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