
VfB Stuttgart vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueDembele on fire as PSG take playoff spot, Stuttgart out
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Ousmane Dembele played chief tormentor as Paris Saint-Germain secured a playoff spot in the Champions League with a 4-1 away demolition of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 3': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Atakan Karazor.
- 6': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Désiré Doué following a corner.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Bredlow (VfB Stuttgart).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 13': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 13': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 16': Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
- 17': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Barcola following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 18': VAR Decision: Goal VfB Stuttgart 0-2 Paris Saint Germain (Bradley Barcola).
- 20': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 20': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 23': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Josha Vagnoman.
- 29': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jamie Leweling.
- 31': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 31': Fabian Bredlow (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 33': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 34': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by João Neves.
- 36': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
- 41': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+2': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 46': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinha following a fast break.
- 47': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deniz Undav with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
- 53': Foul by Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
- 53': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
- 57': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
- 58': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Désiré Doué.
- 60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Deniz Undav.
- 61': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Josha Vagnoman.
- 61': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
- 64': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonidas Stergiou with a cross.
- 66': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 66': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 68': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
- 68': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 70': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Achraf Hakimi.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Beraldo replaces Lucas Hernández.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Anrie Chase replaces Ameen Al Dakhil.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder replaces Angelo Stiller.
- 75': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
- 75': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anrie Chase.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces João Neves.
- 77': Own Goal by Willian Pacho, Paris Saint Germain. VfB Stuttgart 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
- 78': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Yannik Keitel replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 80': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
- 81': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 81': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Bredlow.
- 85': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 87': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 89': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+1': Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+3': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
- 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
13 | SHOTS | 10 |
6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
533 | Accurate Passes | 347 |
607 | Passes | 424 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
10 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
53 | Long Balls | 51 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
17 | Tackles | 28 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
4 | Interceptions | 11 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
20 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 60,000
UEFA Champions League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Fabian Bredlow (GK) |
24 | Jeff Chabot |
2 | Ameen Al Dakhil |
7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
4 | Josha Vagnoman |
8 | Enzo Millot |
6 | Angelo Stiller ![]() |
16 | Atakan Karazor ![]() |
26 | Deniz Undav |
18 | Jamie Leweling |
27 | Chris Führich |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
51 | Willian Pacho |
5 | Marquinhos |
21 | Lucas Hernández |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
17 | Vitinha |
33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
87 | João Neves |
10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
29 | Bradley Barcola |
14 | Désiré Doué |
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