Metz vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1PSG end season with easy win, while Brest clinch UCL spot
Champions Paris Saint-Germain ended their Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-0 win at Metz on Sunday, while Brest won 3-0 to capture the third Champions League spot and Lille finished fourth after being held 2-2 by Nice on a stoppage-time equaliser.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Papa Diallo.
- 6': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 7': Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 8': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kévin N'Doram.
- 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kévin N'Doram.
- 10': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 10': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
- 11': Attempt missed. Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof with a cross.
- 12': Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 13': VAR Decision: Goal Metz 0-2 Paris Saint Germain (Lee Kang-In).
- 20': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 22': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Metz).
- 22': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
- 23': Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 29': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
- 29': Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 32': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 33': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 33': Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 38': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
- 43': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
- 44': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Sadibou Sané (Metz).
- 44': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt missed. Papa Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
- 45'+3': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 46': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Senny Mayulu with a through ball.
- 48': Attempt missed. Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 50': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
- 52': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 54': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Carlos Soler.
- 58': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 59': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 59': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ethan Mbappé replaces Senny Mayulu.
- 64': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
- 68': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
- 70': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Milan Skriniar replaces Beraldo.
- 71': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 71': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
- 74': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain).
- 74': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
- 75': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Yoram Zague replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 79': Ethan Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Metz).
- 79': Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 83': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
- 86': Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Matthieu Udol (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Metz. Arthur Atta replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
- 90': Attempt missed. Papa Diallo (Metz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Atta with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
Statistics
 PSG |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 76.1 | Possession | 23.9 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 721 | Accurate Passes | 172 |
| 789 | Passes | 239 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 28 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 12 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 28,455
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 28,455
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 | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 29 | Christophe Hérelle |
| 38 | Sadibou Sané |
| 3 | Matthieu Udol  |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 6 | Kevin N'Doram |
| 18 | Lamine Camara |
| 27 | Danley Jean Jacques |
| 10 | Georges Mikautadze |
| 7 | Pape Diallo |
| 22 | Kevin Guiton |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 35 | Lucas Beraldo |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 26 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 4 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 41 | Senny Mayulu |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 9 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
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