Paris Saint-Germain vs Lorient, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Mbappé watches on as PSG held 0-0 in Ligue 1 opener
Star striker Kylian Mbappé watched from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain began their Ligue 1 title defense with a drab 0-0 home draw against Lorient on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Laurent Abergel.
- 8': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 14': Bamba Dieng (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 16': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 18': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gédéon Kalulu.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 21': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Laporte.
- 26': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
- 29': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 32': Bamba Dieng (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Bamo Meïté (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 40': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
- 41': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 41': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 43': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 43': Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
- 44': Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Romain Faivre.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Bamo Meïté (Lorient).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lorient 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Lorient 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
- 47': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Hand ball by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Laurent Abergel.
- 52': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 57': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 59': Substitution, Lorient. Ibrahima Koné replaces Bamba Dieng.
- 59': Substitution, Lorient. Julien Ponceau replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 60': Foul by Julien Ponceau (Lorient).
- 60': Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Hernández with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 66': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gédéon Kalulu.
- 68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Marco Asensio.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Vitinha.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 70': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Théo Le Bris.
- 70': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 71': Attempt missed. Julien Ponceau (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Bamo Meïté.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Lorient. Darline Yongwa replaces Vincent Le Goff.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos replaces Lucas Hernández.
- 85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Théo Le Bris.
- 87': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 87': Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahima Koné (Lorient).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Darline Yongwa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lorient 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lorient 0.
Statistics
 LOR |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 22 | Possession | 78 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 218 | Accurate Passes | 939 |
| 286 | Passes | 1001 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 2 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 23 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 31 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,579
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,579
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | +11 | 20 |
| 2 | Lens | 9 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Marseille | 9 | +13 | 18 |
| 4 | Lyon | 9 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 4 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 9 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
Lorient (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Yvon Mvogo (GK) |
| 15 | Julien Laporte |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 18 | Bamo Meïté |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 24 | Gedeon Kalulu |
| 17 | Jean-Victor Makengo |
| 19 | Laurent Abergel |
| 37 | Théo Le Bris |
| 14 | Romain Faivre |
| 11 | Bamba Dieng |
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