Montpellier vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Montpellier

30': Arnaud Nordin
45'+2': Téji Savanier (P)

FT
2 - 6

Paris Saint-Germain

14': Vitinha
22': Kylian Mbappé
50': Kylian Mbappé
53': Lee Kang-in
63': Kylian Mbappé
89': Nuno Mendes

Mbappe hat trick propels PSG to easy win at Montpellier

Kylian Mbappe scored his second hat trick in Ligue 1 this season as leaders Paris Saint-Germain won 6-2 at Montpellier on Sunday, securing their first league win in four matches.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
2': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
4': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
5': Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
7': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
7': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Hernández is caught offside.
9': Attempt saved. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
10': Foul by Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
10': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is too high. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin following a fast break.
13': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beraldo.
13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
14': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a corner.
15': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
15': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enzo Tchato with a cross.
17': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
17': Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
18': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
18': Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
20': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
21': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
21': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Beraldo.
22': Goal! Montpellier 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.
25': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
26': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Vitinha.
27': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
27': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
29': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Goal! Montpellier 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
32': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
33': Offside, Montpellier. Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
35': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Nordin.
38': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
38': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt saved. Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
44': Penalty Montpellier. Tanguy Coulibaly draws a foul in the penalty area.
44': Penalty conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Goal! Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
45'+2': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
45'+5': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
45'+6': First Half ends, Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 2.
45': Second Half begins Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 2.
45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Lucas Hernández.
48': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
48': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Goal! Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Goal! Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 4. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
56': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
56': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
56': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Becir Omeragic.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Substitution, Montpellier. Akor Adams replaces Tanguy Coulibaly because of an injury.
59': Substitution, Montpellier. Mousa Ta'mari replaces Wahbi Khazri.
60': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Arnaud Nordin.
62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Bradley Barcola.
62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
62': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
62': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Goal! Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 5. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitinha following a set piece situation.
68': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Beraldo.
69': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Beraldo.
70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Lee Kang-In.
70': Substitution, Montpellier. Falaye Sacko replaces Lucas Mincarelli.
71': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
71': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
71': Mousa Ta'mari (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
72': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Mousa Ta'mari (Montpellier).
74': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
75': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
79': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
82': VAR Decision: No Penalty Montpellier.
85': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mousa Ta'mari following a fast break.
85': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
85': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
87': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
88': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a fast break.
89': Goal! Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 6. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vitinha.
90': Substitution, Montpellier. Christopher Jullien replaces Téji Savanier.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 6.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 6.

Statistics

PSG		MON
13	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	3
67.7	Possession	32.3
16	SHOTS	12
9	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
614	Accurate Passes	248
666	Passes	306
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	15
0.0	Cross %	0.3
26	Long Balls	40
18	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	6
11	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	7
15	Effective Clearances	12
15	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 19,202

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	30	+47	69
2	AS Monaco	30	+18	58
3	Brest	30	+15	53
4	Lille	30	+17	52

Full Table

Line-Ups

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
4	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
27	Becir Omeragic
35	Lucas Mincarelli Davin
29	Enzo Tchato
11	Téji Savanier
18	Leo Leroy
12	Jordan Ferri
10	Wahbi Khazri
70	Tanguy Coulibaly
7	Arnaud Nordin

Montpellier Substitutes:

Christopher Jullien, Mousa Al-Tamari, Belmin Dizdarevic, Akor Adams, Falaye Sacko, Khalil Fayad, Sacha Delaye, Modibo Sagnan.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
35	Lucas Beraldo
15	Danilo Pereira
21	Lucas Hernández
2	Achraf Hakimi
4	Manuel Ugarte
17	Vitinha
19	Lee Kang-in
23	Randal Kolo Muani
7	Kylian Mbappé
29	Bradley Barcola

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Carlos Soler, Arnau Tenas, Fabián Ruiz, Nordi Mukiele, Nuno Mendes, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Alexandre Letellier, Goncalo Ramos, Senny Mayulu.

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