Paris Saint-Germain vs Marseille, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Neymar, Mbappe guide PSG to Le Classique win over Marseille
PSG continued their march to the Ligue 1 title when goals by Neymar and Kylian Mbappe earned them a 2-1 home victory over rivals Marseille.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 7': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
- 9': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Marseille 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
- 17': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 19': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 20': Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 20': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 21': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Gerson (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 28': Offside, Marseille. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 30': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
- 31': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Marseille 1. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 33': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pau López.
- 34': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 37': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
- 38': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 38': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 40': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
- 42': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 44': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 45': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 45'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pau López.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Valentin Rongier (Marseille) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
- 45'+5': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 1.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Cengiz Ünder.
- 46': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 46': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Offside, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Amine Harit is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 53': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 55': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 63': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 63': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Amine Harit (Marseille).
- 68': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
- 69': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 69': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
- 70': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Pol Lirola replaces Valentin Rongier because of an injury.
- 78': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 78': Luan Peres (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, Marseille. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Gerson is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 81': Substitution, Marseille. Bamba Dieng replaces Pape Gueye.
- 83': Hand ball by Amine Harit (Marseille).
- 84': Bamba Dieng (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 85': Offside, Marseille. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but William Saliba is caught offside.
- 85': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: William Saliba (Marseille) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 86': VAR Decision: No Goal Paris Saint Germain 2-1 Marseille.
- 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos replaces Marco Verratti.
- 89': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+1': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 90'+1': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 90'+2': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu.
- 90'+5': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 90'+7': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 1.
Statistics
 OLM |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 58 | Possession | 42 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 594 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
| 651 | Passes | 478 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 10 | Crosses | 2 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 3 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,000
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,000
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | +40 | 59 |
| 2 | Marseille | 23 | +21 | 46 |
| 3 | Nice | 23 | +19 | 43 |
| 4 | Lille | 23 | +15 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)  |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 14 | Luan Peres |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 22 | Pape Gueye |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
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