3 1 wins!Mbappe scored, South Korea's genius assisted, and Paris soared, leading Ligue 1 with 40 points
In the 17th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain played well, Mbappe scored a goal, and the wonderful pass of the South Korean player opened the gap for the team. This match is against 14th-placed Metz. While Paris Saint-Germain narrowly qualified in the Champions League group stage, Lady Luck was on their side, allowing them to avoid a number of strong teams. In the French league, PSG had good results in their first sixteen games, with 11 wins, four draws and one defeat to maintain their leading position in the standings.
The opponents of this match are Metz, and the head-to-head record between the two shows that PSG have the absolute upper hand in this one. This time, Paris Saint-Germain put in an excellent performance on their home turf, ending a two-game losing streak. Paris Saint-Germain lined up with a formation of 3421, with Muani, Mbappe, Barcola in the forwards, Emery, Vitinha, Ugarte, and Li Gangren. Defensively, Skriniar, Marquinhos, Danilo Pereira form a solid defensive line and it is a good defensive system. Donnarumma was firmly in the starting position. Meanwhile, Gonzalo Ramos, Asensio, Hernandez, Achraf were also on the bench and ready to go.
Vitinha was blocked with his hand in the eighth minute of the game. Five minutes later, Mbappe was tripped again and although he was not given a penalty, he was sent off. In the 32nd minute, Herrere received a red card for bringing down Muani. Mbappe fired another powerful shot, but it was blocked by the opposition defender. Paris Saint-Germain, with an 80 per cent advantage, conceded just three shots in the half. In contrast, Metz had just one shot on goal and none of them hit the bull's-eye.
South Korea's Lee Gang-in's pass from the right side of the box was headed in by Vitinha as PSG secured a point in the 49th minute. Two minutes later, Mbappe won the ball on the edge of the box and fired a low-footed shot that, albeit not strong, was enough to get past the goalkeeper and add a point to his team. In the 60th minute, Mbappe showed his quality once again when his long-range shot hit the edge of the net to pull one back for Paris Saint-Germain. In the 70th minute, the opposing goalkeeper received a beautiful low shot from Van den Kerkerhoff. Paris Germain made a mistake in the 72nd minute when Udun levelled the score with a header. In the 83rd minute, Mbappe scored another goal to give the team the victory. In the end, Paris Germain beat Metz 3-1 to take the top spot in the Premier League with a 40-point advantage.