Paris Saint-Germain vs Girona, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain

90': Paulo Gazzaniga (OG)

FT
1 - 0

Girona

Gazzaniga howler gifts PSG late win over Girona

An embarrassing late blunder gifted Paris St Germain a 1-0 home victory over Champions League debutants Girona on Wednesday as the visitors' goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga let a Nuno Mendes cross slip through his legs and into the net.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Dangerous play by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
8': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
8': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Attempt blocked. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
12': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
13': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
16': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
17': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
17': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
20': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Girona).
20': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Foul by Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona).
21': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
25': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Marquinhos.
28': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
28': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
38': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
39': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Marco Asensio because of an injury.
40': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
40': Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
42': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
43': Oriol Romeu (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Foul by Donny van de Beek (Girona).
44': Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Girona 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Girona 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Donny van de Beek (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
47': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
48': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain).
49': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
50': Attempt missed. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsyhankov.
51': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
51': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
52': Attempt saved. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
53': Offside, Girona. Bryan Gil is caught offside.
53': Foul by David López (Girona).
53': Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
56': Foul by Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona).
56': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
58': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
58': Substitution, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Donny van de Beek.
58': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Cristhian Stuani.
59': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnau Martínez.
60': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery with a cross.
62': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves replaces Fabián Ruiz.
63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Vitinha.
64': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
66': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Iván Martín.
66': Substitution, Girona. Yáser Asprilla replaces Bryan Gil.
68': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain).
68': Oriol Romeu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Girona).
68': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Viktor Tsyhankov.
71': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
72': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
72': Attempt missed. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
74': Paulo Gazzaniga (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
74': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Girona).
76': Hand ball by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
77': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
77': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Girona).
77': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
79': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
79': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by David López.
80': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
81': Foul by Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain).
81': Portu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
83': Foul by Jhon Solís (Girona).
83': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Portu (Girona).
85': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
85': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
86': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Gazzaniga (Girona).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Substitution, Girona. Alejandro Francés replaces Viktor Tsyhankov.
90': Own Goal by Paulo Gazzaniga, Girona. Paris Saint Germain 1, Girona 0.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
90'+1': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Beraldo replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
90'+4': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
90'+4': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Girona 0.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Girona 0.

Statistics

GIR		PSG
18	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	1
36.2	Possession	63.8
3	SHOTS	26
1	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
288	Accurate Passes	587
363	Passes	640
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	33
15	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	12
24	Effective Tackles	10
36	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	6
22	Effective Clearances	16
22	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 39,951

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	4	+9	12
2	Sporting CP	4	+7	10
3	AS Monaco	4	+6	10
4	Brest	4	+6	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
39	Matvei Safonov (GK)
51	Willian Pacho
5	Marquinhos
25	Nuno Mendes
2	Achraf Hakimi
17	Vitinha
8	Fabián Ruiz
33	Warren Zaïre-Emery
11	Marco Asensio
29	Bradley Barcola
10	Ousmane Dembélé

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Senny Mayulu, Louis Mouquet, Lucas Beraldo, Milan Skriniar, Désiré Doué, Yoram Zague, Arnau Tenas, Lee Kang-in, João Neves, Randal Kolo Muani.

Girona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
18	Ladislav Krejcí
5	David López
3	Miguel Gutiérrez
4	Arnau Martínez
6	Donny van de Beek
14	Oriol Romeu
23	Iván Martín
7	Cristhian Stuani
20	Bryan Gil
8	Viktor Tsygankov

Girona Substitutes:

Arnaut Danjuma, Bojan Miovski, Jhon Solís, Alejandro Francés, Portu, Juanpe, Yáser Asprilla, Abel Ruiz, Pau López, Daley Blind.

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