Match ends, Montpellier 0, Paris Saint-Germain 1.
MontpellierMontpellier0PSGParis Saint Germain1
Paris St-Germain maintained their 100% start to the season with victory over Montpellier thanks to a second-half goal from midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
The France international finished at the near post after he received the ball from Maxwell following good hold-up play by Ezequiel Lavezzi.
Ramy Bensebaini had Montpellier's best chance but saw his header saved.
Neither £43.4m signing Angel Di Maria nor Zlatan Ibrahimovic featured in the match as they recover from injury.
Former Manchester United midfielder Di Maria has a thigh injury while Sweden striker Ibrahimovic is still struggling with a knee problem.
PSG, chasing a fourth consecutive league title, have won all three of their Ligue 1 matches so far, scored four goals without conceding.
Line-ups
Montpellier
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Ligali
- 14Dabo
- 4Da Silva
- 3Congré
- 24RoussillonSubstituted forDeplagneat 73'minutes
- 8Martin
- 15BensebainiBooked at 45minsSubstituted forCamaraat 68'minutes
- 17LasneSubstituted forMarveauxat 69'minutes
- 10BoudebouzBooked at 55mins
- 7Mounier
- 28Bakar
Substitutes
- 1Pionnier
- 6Marveaux
- 19Camara
- 21Remy
- 25Deplagne
- 26Berigaud
- 31Cornette
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 16Trapp
- 19Aurier
- 2Thiago Silva
- 32David Luiz
- 17Cabelino Andrade
- 27PastoreSubstituted forRabiotat 10'minutes
- 8MottaBooked at 74mins
- 14MatuidiBooked at 49mins
- 7Lucas MouraSubstituted forStambouliat 81'minutes
- 9Cavani
- 22LavezziSubstituted forAugustinat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Kimpembe
- 4Stambouli
- 5Marquinhos
- 25Rabiot
- 29Augustin
- 30Sirigu
- 31Sabaly
- Referee:
- Sébastien Moreira
- Attendance:
- 27,163
Match Stats
Home TeamMontpellierAway TeamPSG
- Possession
- Home36%
- Away64%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Paris Saint-Germain 1.
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Hand ball by Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint-Germain).
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Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jonas Martin (Montpellier).
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Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Congré with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jean-Kevin Augustin.
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Attempt blocked. Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djamel Bakar.
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Foul by David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain).
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Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Lucas Moura.
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Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain).
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Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Jonathan Ligali.
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Attempt saved. Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a through ball.
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Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Souleymane Camara.
Booking
Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Montpellier. Mathieu Deplagne replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
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Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier).
