Paris Saint-Germain vs Toulouse, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Messi's goal helps French leader PSG beat Toulouse 2-1
— Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points...
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Offside, Toulouse. Branco van den Boomen tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 6': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
- 10': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
- 14': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Renato Sanches because of an injury.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 17': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 18': Foul by El Chadaille Bitshiabu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 18': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': El Chadaille Bitshiabu (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Toulouse 1. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 25': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 25': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
- 25': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
- 27': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Hugo Ekitike is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
- 30': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 33': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
- 33': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Stijn Spierings.
- 34': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Offside, Toulouse. Anthony Rouault tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
- 38': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Toulouse 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 40': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 41': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 42': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ado Onaiwu (Toulouse).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 42': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Ado Onaiwu (Toulouse).
- 43': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 43': Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+1': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+2': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Toulouse 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Toulouse 1.
- 49': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brecht Dejaegere.
- 49': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
- 49': Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
- 55': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 57': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moussa Diarra.
- 58': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a corner.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 60': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse).
- 61': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Toulouse. Thijs Dallinga replaces Ado Onaiwu.
- 62': Substitution, Toulouse. Mikkel Desler replaces Warren Kamanzi.
- 64': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Stijn Spierings.
- 65': Offside, Toulouse. Branco van den Boomen tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
- 66': Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
- 67': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diarra.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 70': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
- 70': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Toulouse. Gabriel Suazo replaces Moussa Diarra.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Carlos Soler.
- 78': Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 80': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 81': Substitution, Toulouse. Vincent Sierro replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
- 81': Substitution, Toulouse. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Brecht Dejaegere.
- 84': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Toulouse).
- 85': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 87': Attempt saved. Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
- 89': Offside, Toulouse. Veljko Birmancevic tries a through ball, but Gabriel Suazo is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Toulouse) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
- 90'+3': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Anthony Rouault (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Dupé.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
Statistics
 TOU |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 341 | Accurate Passes | 566 |
| 399 | Passes | 637 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 13 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,888
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,888
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 18 | Renato Sanches |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes  |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 44 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
Toulouse (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maxime Dupé (GK) |
| 2 | Rasmus Nicolaisen |
| 4 | Anthony Rouault |
| 23 | Moussa Diarra |
| 26 | Waren Kamanzi |
| 17 | Stijn Spierings |
| 10 | Brecht Dejaegere |
| 8 | Branco van den Boomen |
| 7 | Ado Onaiwu |
| 28 | Farès Chaïbi |
| 6 | Zakaria Aboukhlal |
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