French Ligue 1

Auxerre vs PSG 2022-23 Ligue 1

  • 51': Lassine Sinayoko
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1 - 2
  • 6': Kylian Mbappé
  • 8': Kylian Mbappé

PSG close to clinching Ligue 1 title as Mbappe strikes again

Paris St Germain took a decisive step towards a record 11th Ligue 1 title as Kylian Mbappe struck twice in a 2-1 win at relegation-threatened AJ Auxerre on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! Auxerre 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 8': Goal! Auxerre 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Auxerre 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 46': Jubal (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Goal! Auxerre 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno da Costa with a through ball.
  • 55': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Hugo Ekitike because of an injury.
  • 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Fabián Ruiz because of an injury.
  • 86': Substitution, Auxerre. Gaetan Perrin replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
  • 86': Substitution, Auxerre. M'Baye Niang replaces Nuno da Costa.
  • 86': Substitution, Auxerre. Siriki Dembélé replaces Gauthier Hein.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Auxerre 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France
Attendance: 16,682

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Paris Saint-Germain 26 59 1
+16 Brest 26 47 5
+11 AS Monaco 26 46 6
+14 Lille 26 43 5
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 2
63.3 Possession 36.7
15 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
695 Accurate Passes 372
755 Passes 421
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 32
21 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 19
24 Clearances 19

Line-Ups

AUX AJ Auxerre (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Andrei Radu (GK)
4 Jubal Yellow Card
95 Isaak Touré
97 Rayan Raveloson
14 Gideon Mensah
13 Akim Zedadka
12 Birama Touré
80 Han-Noah Massengo
17 Lassine Sinayoko
7 Gauthier Hein
9 Nuno da Costa

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

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
15 Danilo Pereira
5 Marquinhos
8 Fabián Ruiz
6 Marco Verratti
14 Juan Bernat
33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
44 Hugo Ekitike
7 Kylian Mbappé
30 Lionel Messi

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