PSG and Montpellier met at the Parc des Princes for the 22nd day of Ligue 1. Exceeded, Montpellier could not do anything against PSG which pulverized their opponent (5 to 0). We note the big game of Sarabia, which marked the meeting with his assist and his goal. Tuchel chose a classic 4-4-2 for his Paris start 11. Der Zakarian favored a 3-4-2-1, with Mollet leading.
Beginning well in the first half, Sarabia opened the scoring in the 8th to launch his team. Then, Di Maria allowed Paris to run on a pass from Sarabia to the 41st. In the process, at the 44th, Congré scored an own goal, allowing the Parisians to score. At the end of the first period, the players returned to the locker room with a score of 3-0. Mbappé then scored a goal in the 57th minute, to the advantage of the Paris club. In the 65th, the young defender Kwateng scored the last goal of the match, in favor of the Reds and Blues.
The confrontation was rich in faults. Kimpembe was given a yellow card, as were Souquet, Neymar, Paredes and Mollet. The referee saw red on numerous occasions, excluding in turn 2 players: Chotard (88th, Montpellier) and Bertaud (17th, Montpellier) had to leave the field, leaving the two teams to clash 11 against 9.
Thanks to its 67% possession, PSG was able to control the game and give themselves more opportunities to win this match.PSG proves its excellence by remaining in the top 3 of the competition. Montpellier remains in 4th position, ahead of Stade Rennais.
PSG and Montpellier: the next matches
For its next match, PSG will face FC Nantes in La Beaujoire on February 4 at 9:05 p.m. for the next day. For its part, Montpellier will meet Metz on February 5 at 7 p.m., at the Mosson stadium.
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The meeting in brief
PSG - Montpellier: 5-0 (3-0 at halftime)
In Paris (Parc des Princes), on February 1, kick-off at 5.30 p.m.
Montpellier coach: Michel Der Zakarian
Composition of Montpellier: Dimitry Bertaud (16), Ambroise Oyongo (8), Vitorino Hilton (4), Daniel Congré (3), Arnaud Souquet (2), Florent Mollet (25) (then Joris Chotard at the 64th), Damien Le Tallec (14), Jordan Ferri (12) (then Salomon Sambia in the 76th), Téji Savanier (11), Gaëtan Laborde (10) (then Matis Carvalho in the 19th), Andy Delort (9)
PSG coach: Thomas Tuchel
Composition of the PSG: Keylor Navas (1), Tanguy Kouassi (33), Layvin Kurzawa (20), Thomas Meunier (12), Presnel Kimpembe (3), Idrissa Gana Gueye (27), Pablo Sarabia (19) (then Edinson Cavani at 69th), Marco Verratti (6) (then Leandro Paredes at 75th), Ángel Di Maria (11), Santos Junior Neymar (10), Kylian Mbappé (7) (then Julian Draxler at 68th)
Goals: Sarabia (8th), Di Maria (41st), Congré (44th csc), Mbappé (57th), Kurzawa (65th)
Warnings: Kimpembe (33rd), Neymar (38th), Paredes (84th) for PSG, Mollet (39th), Chotard (81st and 88th), Souquet (86th) for Montpellier
Players expelled: Bertaud (17th), Chotard for Montpellier
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