Saint-Etienne vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Pochettino gets off to underwhelming start at PSG with Saint-Etienne draw
PSG were held to a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Saint-Etienne in new coach Mauricio Pochettino's first game in charge on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 3': Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
- 8': Foul by Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne).
- 8': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 9': Attempt saved. Harold Moukoudi (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
- 9': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
- 10': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
- 10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
- 12': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
- 12': Attempt saved. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
- 13': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 13': Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 18': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 18': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Goal! St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
- 22': Goal! St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne).
- 30': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 32': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Colin Dagba with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 37': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 43': Attempt saved. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet with a cross.
- 43': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 43': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 44': Attempt missed. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
- 44': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
- 44': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 46': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 46': Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
- 49': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 49': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
- 50': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne).
- 54': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 54': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 54': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 59': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne).
- 59': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
- 61': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Timothee Pembele replaces Colin Dagba.
- 63': Substitution, St Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 64': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak with a cross.
- 65': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 67': Offside, St Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ryad Boudebouz.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Timothee Pembele.
- 70': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 74': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
- 76': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (St Etienne).
- 77': Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Panagiotis Retsos (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
- 80': Foul by Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne).
- 80': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Arnaud Nordin.
- 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
- 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Romain Hamouma.
- 83': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 83': Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Ángel Di María.
- 85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Aïmen Moueffek.
- 86': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
- 86': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
- 88': Substitution, St Etienne. Alpha Sissoko replaces Denis Bouanga.
- 90': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (St Etienne).
- 90': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne).
- 90'+2': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moise Kean.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 0': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Statistics
 PSG |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.4 | Possession | 31.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 642 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 719 | Passes | 318 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 29 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 24 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | +20 | 23 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 10 | +8 | 20 |
| 3 | Lille | 10 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Marseille | 9 | +10 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Saint-Etienne (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Jessy Moulin (GK) |
| 4 | Panagiotis Retsos  |
| 2 | Harold Moukoudi |
| 5 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
| 26 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 28 | Zaydou Youssef |
| 33 | Lucas Gourna Douath |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
| 18 | Arnaud Nordin |
| 20 | Dénis Bouanga |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 25 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 31 | Colin Dagba |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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