Paris Saint-Germain vs Toulouse, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

38': Achraf Hakimi
58': Lionel Messi

FT
2 - 1

Toulouse

20': Branco van den Boomen

Lionel Messi scores stunner to help PSG to narrow win

Lionel Messi celebrates with Achraf Hakimi [1296x729]

Lionel Messi scored in the second half to help Paris St Germain recover from a woeful start and beat Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Offside, Toulouse. Branco van den Boomen tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
6': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
6': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
10': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
14': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Renato Sanches because of an injury.
16': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
16': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinha.
17': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitinha.
18': Foul by El Chadaille Bitshiabu (Paris Saint Germain).
18': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': El Chadaille Bitshiabu (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Toulouse 1. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
25': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
25': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
25': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
27': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
29': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Hugo Ekitike is caught offside.
30': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
30': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
33': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
33': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Stijn Spierings.
34': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
35': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
35': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Offside, Toulouse. Anthony Rouault tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
38': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Toulouse 1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
40': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
41': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
42': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Ado Onaiwu (Toulouse).
42': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
42': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Ado Onaiwu (Toulouse).
43': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
43': Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
45'+1': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
45'+2': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Toulouse 1.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Toulouse 1.
49': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brecht Dejaegere.
49': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
49': Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
55': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
57': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
57': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moussa Diarra.
58': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a corner.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
60': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse).
61': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Toulouse. Thijs Dallinga replaces Ado Onaiwu.
62': Substitution, Toulouse. Mikkel Desler replaces Warren Kamanzi.
64': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Stijn Spierings.
65': Offside, Toulouse. Branco van den Boomen tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
66': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
66': Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
67': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
67': Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diarra.
69': Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt blocked. Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
70': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
70': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
71': Substitution, Toulouse. Gabriel Suazo replaces Moussa Diarra.
74': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
75': Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Carlos Soler.
78': Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
80': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
81': Substitution, Toulouse. Vincent Sierro replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
81': Substitution, Toulouse. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Brecht Dejaegere.
84': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Toulouse).
85': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
87': Attempt saved. Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
89': Offside, Toulouse. Veljko Birmancevic tries a through ball, but Gabriel Suazo is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Hugo Ekitike.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Toulouse) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
90'+3': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Anthony Rouault (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+4': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Dupé.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Toulouse 1.

Statistics

TOU		PSG
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
38.9	Possession	61.1
12	SHOTS	22
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
341	Accurate Passes	566
399	Passes	637
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	36
23	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	7
12	Effective Tackles	10
16	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	5
13	Effective Clearances	5
13	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,888

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	29	+44	66
2	AS Monaco	29	+17	55
3	Brest	30	+15	53
4	Lille	29	+18	52

Full Table

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
15	Danilo Pereira
5	Marquinhos
18	Renato Sanches
25	Nuno Mendes
2	Achraf Hakimi
17	Vitinha
8	Fabián Ruiz
28	Carlos Soler
44	Hugo Ekitike
30	Lionel Messi

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Juan Bernat, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Alexandre Letellier, Ilyes Housni, Sergio Rico, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ismaël Gharbi, Timothee Pembélé.

Toulouse (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Maxime Dupé (GK)
2	Rasmus Nicolaisen
4	Anthony Rouault
23	Moussa Diarra
26	Waren Kamanzi
17	Stijn Spierings
10	Brecht Dejaegere
8	Branco van den Boomen
7	Ado Onaiwu
28	Farès Chaïbi
6	Zakaria Aboukhlal

Toulouse Substitutes:

Gabriel Suazo, Theocharis Tsiggaras, Thijs Dallinga, Veljko Birmancevic, Vincent Sierro, Logan Costa, Christian Kjetil Haug, Rafael Ratão, Mikkel Desler.

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