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

· French Ligue 1

Metz

39': Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
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

PSG		METZ
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	Marseille	12	+17	25
2	Lens	12	+10	25
3	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+12	24
4	Strasbourg	12	+8	22

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Metz (4-5-1)

No.	Name
16	Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
23	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
2	Dylan Bronn
3	Matthieu Udol
18	Fabien Centonze
14	Vincent Pajot
15	Pape Matar Sarr
19	Habib Maïga
26	Papa Ndiaga Yade
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.

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
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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