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Paris Saint-Germain Crushes Montpellier in a Dominant Display
Paris, France – Paris Saint-Germain showcased its dominance on Friday at the Parc des Princes, demolishing Montpellier 7-0 in the second round of Ligue 1. The Parisian team’s control was total, both in possession and scoring opportunities.
The match started at a frenetic pace, and PSG didn’t take long to open the scoring. In the 4th minute, Bradley Barcola, a recent signing, took advantage of a pass from João Neves to beat the Montpellier goalkeeper.
PSG’s pressure continued, and in the 24th minute, Marco Asensio extended the lead with a great goal after an assist again from João Neves.
Montpellier tried to react, but they faced an implacable PSG. In the second half, Barcola scored again in the 53rd minute, this time with an assist from Ousmane Dembélé.
The goalfest continued. Achraf Hakimi scored the fourth goal in the 58th minute, following an assist from Nuno Mendes. A minute later, Warren Zaire-Emery, took advantage of a pass from Dembélé to increase the advantage to 5-0.
Lee Kang-In, who had entered the game in the second half, added his name to the list of scorers in the 82nd minute, after an assist from Hakimi. Hakimi himself closed the scoring in the 89th minute, after a great individual play.
PSG finished the game with 69% possession, 27 shots (11 on target, 12 off target) and 10 corners. Montpellier, on the other hand, could barely create danger, with only 7 shots (3 on target, 3 off target) and 2 corners.
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Substitutions paris saint germain: at minute 62 D. Doue came in and B. Barcola went out., at minute 62 Lee Kang-In came in and O. Dembele went out., at minute 62 R. Kolo Muani came in and M. Asensio went out., at minute 68 F. Ruiz came in and J. Neves went out., at minute 78 I. Mbaye came in and W. Zaire-Emery went out.
Substitutions montpellier: at minute 68 A. Adams came in and W. Khazri went out., at minute 68 M. Al-Tamari came in and A. Nordin went out., at minute 68 Y. Issoufou came in and J. Ferri went out., at minute 83 G. Bares came in and T. Savanier went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Paris Saint Germain
Montpellier
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