French Ligue 1

Troyes vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 9': Oualid El Hajjam
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1 - 2
  • 19': Achraf Hakimi
  • 21': Mauro Icardi

Paris Saint-Germain make winning start as Messi arrival looms

Paris Saint-Germain started their Ligue 1 campaign with a comeback 2-1 win at promoted Troyes on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 9': Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Oualid El Hajjam (Troyes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
  • 21': Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 33': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 63': Substitution, Troyes. Mama Baldé replaces Dylan Chambost.
  • 70': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Éric Ebimbe replaces Julian Draxler.
  • 80': Substitution, Troyes. Mykola Kukharevych replaces Yoann Touzghar.
  • 86': Substitution, Troyes. Tanguy Zoukrou replaces Oualid El Hajjam.
  • 89': Youssouf Kone (Troyes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 90'+2': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de l'Aube
Location: Troyes, France
Attendance: 15,248

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Paris Saint-Germain 22 56 0
+24 Marseille 22 46 4
+17 Nice 22 40 4
+15 AS Monaco 22 40 6
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Statistics

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15 Fouls 3
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 0
56.9 Possession 43.1
12 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
560 Accurate Passes 379
605 Passes 443
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 53
28 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.8 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 8
18 Effective Clearances 14
18 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

TRY Troyes (5-4-1)

No. Name
30 Gauthier Gallon (GK)
8 Jimmy Giraudon
19 Oualid El Hajjam
15 Karim Azamoum
3 Youssouf Koné Yellow Card
29 Issa Kaboré
10 Florien Tardieu
6 Rominigue Kouame
20 Renaud Ripart
14 Dylan Chambost
7 Yoann Touzghar

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe Yellow Card
24 Thilo Kehrer
22 Abdou Diallo
2 Achraf Hakimi
15 Danilo Pereira
21 Ander Herrera
23 Julian Draxler
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
7 Kylian Mbappé
9 Mauro Icardi

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