PSG vs Real Sociedad 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Kylian Mbappé scores again as PSG beat Real Sociedad 2-0
Second-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola secured Paris Saint-Germain a hard-fought 2-0 win over visitors Real Sociedad in the first leg of their round-of-16 Champions League tie on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 36': Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Real Sociedad 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Real Sociedad 0.
- 58': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Real Sociedad 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
- 70': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Real Sociedad 0. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Hernández replaces Danilo Pereira.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Asensio replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 78': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Pacheco replaces Robin Le Normand.
- 79': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Umar Sadiq replaces André Silva.
- 79': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Brais Méndez.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 88': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Aramburu replaces Javi Galán.
- 90'+2': Hamari Traoré (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Real Sociedad 0.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,435
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,435
Statistics
 RSO |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.8 | Possession | 62.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 265 | Accurate Passes | 481 |
| 337 | Passes | 570 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 21 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 14 | Clearances | 15 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 35 | Lucas Beraldo |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Real Sociedad (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand  |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 25 | Javi Galán |
| 18 | Hamari Traoré |
| 4 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 8 | Mikel Merino |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 21 | André Silva |
| 7 | Ander Barrenetxea |
| 14 | Takefusa Kubo |
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