PSG vs Real Sociedad 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

Paris Saint-Germain

58': Kylian Mbappé
70': Bradley Barcola

FT
2 - 0
1st Leg

Real Sociedad

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

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Lucas Hernández, Marco Asensio, Nordi Mukiele, Randal Kolo Muani, Senny Mayulu, Ethan Mbappé, Carlos Soler, Keylor Navas, Arnau Tenas, Gonçalo Ramos, Manuel Ugarte.

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

Substitutes:

Umar Sadiq, Aitor Fraga, Jon Magunacelaya, Jon Aramburu, Pablo Marín, Unai Marrero, Beñat Turrientes, Jon Pacheco, Urko Gonzalez, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Arsen Zakharyan.

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