French Ligue 1

PSG vs AC Ajaccio 2022-23 Ligue 1

  • 22': Fabián Ruiz
  • 33': Achraf Hakimi
  • 47': Kylian Mbappé
  • 54': Kylian Mbappé
  • 73': Mohamed Youssouf (OG)
  • Red Card 77': Achraf Hakimi
FT
5 - 0
  • Red Card 80': Thomas Mangani

Messi booed, Mbappe nets brace in PSG 5-0 win to relegate Ajaccio

Paris Saint-Germain edged closer to the Ligue 1 title when they beat AC Ajaccio 5-0 at home on Saturday, sending the Corsican side into Ligue 2.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 22': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Ajaccio 0. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 33': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Ajaccio 0. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Ajaccio 0.
  • 47': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Ajaccio 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
  • 54': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Ajaccio 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Ajaccio. Moussa Soumano replaces Mathieu Coutadeur.
  • 63': Substitution, Ajaccio. Ivane Chegra replaces Kevin Spadanuda.
  • 64': Substitution, Ajaccio. Riad Nouri replaces Mounaïm El Idrissy.
  • 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Marco Verratti.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Danilo Pereira.
  • 71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mickaël Alphonse replaces Ismaël Diallo because of an injury.
  • 73': Own Goal by Mohamed Youssouf, Ajaccio. Paris Saint Germain 5, Ajaccio 0.
  • 77': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 78': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 83': Substitution, Ajaccio. Florian Chabrolle replaces Mickaël Barreto.
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Hugo Ekitike.
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Juan Bernat.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Ajaccio 0.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,926

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 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 2
27.2 Possession 72.8
7 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
216 Accurate Passes 673
275 Passes 743
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 47
22 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 4
24 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 7
26 Effective Clearances 5
26 Clearances 5

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
15 Danilo Pereira
5 Marquinhos Yellow Card
8 Fabián Ruiz
6 Marco Verratti
14 Juan Bernat
2 Achraf Hakimi
44 Hugo Ekitike
7 Kylian Mbappé
30 Lionel Messi

ACA AC Ajaccio (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (GK)
15 Clément Vidal
21 Cédric Avinel
3 Ismaël Diallo
20 Mohamed Youssouf
23 Thomas Mangani Red Card
6 Mathieu Coutadeur
8 Vincent Marchetti Yellow Card
7 Mounaim El Idrissy
27 Kevin Spadanuda
4 Michael Barreto

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