French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
  • 42': Kylian Mbappé
  • 47': Kylian Mbappé
  • 52': Danilo Pereira
FT
3 - 1
  • 16': Dénis Bouanga

Kylian Mbappe scores twice as PSG rally past Saint-Etienne

Kylian Mbappe's double led Paris Saint-Germain's rally as they came from a goal down to beat struggling Saint-Etienne 3-1 on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
  • 5': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 6': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 7': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Saint-Etienne).
  • 7': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne).
  • 9': Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dénis Bouanga.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Falaye Sacko (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 14': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
  • 14': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne).
  • 14': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 15': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Saint-Etienne 1. Dénis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne).
  • 21': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes tries a through ball, but Marquinhos is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
  • 28': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 28': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Saint-Etienne).
  • 28': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 31': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
  • 31': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne).
  • 31': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Pereira.
  • 34': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Saint-Etienne).
  • 35': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
  • 38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Falaye Sacko.
  • 42': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Saint-Etienne 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 43': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Saint-Etienne 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Saint-Etienne 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Thilo Kehrer.
  • 47': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Saint-Etienne 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 50': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne).
  • 50': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Eliaquim Mangala.
  • 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Nordin.
  • 52': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Saint-Etienne 1. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 55': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 55': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Harold-Desty Moukoudi replaces Eliaquim Mangala.
  • 57': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Romain Hamouma replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
  • 60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harold-Desty Moukoudi.
  • 63': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
  • 66': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Sada Thioub replaces Arnaud Nordin.
  • 67': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
  • 67': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Mahdi Camara tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Hand ball by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 72': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Dénis Bouanga.
  • 74': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne).
  • 74': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 75': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 75': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 79': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïmen Moueffek.
  • 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sada Thioub.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Neymar.
  • 85': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 85': Sada Thioub (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 87': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
  • 87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 89': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
  • 89': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Saint-Etienne 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Saint-Etienne 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
3 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 5
37.8 Possession 62.2
13 SHOTS 21
6 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
306 Accurate Passes 556
369 Passes 614
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 14
0.0 Cross % 0.4
43 Long Balls 33
18 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 13
14 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 45,000

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 12 +26 32
2 AS Monaco 12 +11 26
3 Marseille 12 +11 23
4 Lille 12 +8 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
50 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
5 Marquinhos Yellow Card
25 Nuno Mendes
24 Thilo Kehrer
15 Danilo Pereira
27 Idrissa Gueye Yellow Card
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
30 Lionel Messi

ASSE Saint-Etienne (5-4-1)

No. Name
50 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
22 Eliaquim Mangala Yellow Card
3 Mickael Nade
8 Mahdi Camara
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
14 Falaye Sacko
6 Lucas Gourna Douath
28 Zaydou Youssef
20 Dénis Bouanga
18 Arnaud Nordin
7 Ryad Boudebouz

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