and good evening to you from the past here in the french capital paris the venue for tonight's
action i'm derek ray and keeping me company here on the commentary gantry is stuart robson
and what we have coming up for you is action from leaguer uber eats
it's paris saint-germain up against nice thanks derek as always this should be a good game great
atmosphere inside the stadium we've got two teams full of quality some interesting match-ups
and two coaches that want to play an attractive brand of football what more could you ask for
and here is the initial 11 for paris as your map kayla navas begins in goal sergio ramos plays
alongside marquinhos in central defence lionel messi starts with angel di maria
on the flanks and handed the task of playing up front today is kylian bappe
well here's how it looks for nice well 442 is a good formation if it's played well it
covers most of the bases defensively and if you can then rotate your positions when you
regain possession you can also be fluid in attack let's hope we see that today
interesting 90 minutes ahead of us here paris saint-germain get things started
in a position from which they could potentially do a bit of damage here
well blocked but he must clear it away
no high quality defending
well then every football generation there's a player who stands above the immortals and
leonel messi falls on that category well he's the most creative player
on the field he can run with the ball he can get himself out of tight situations
he can see a pass he's very creative with his play i think he's going to be
the outstanding player today well that takes the wind out of their sails great defending
yusef attal
he continues his can they forge ahead
not fantastic defending let's see if it helps the opposition
well threat about it
excellent defending and a throw in forthcoming
and now stings
calvin stings
you can sense the threat is there pablo rosario
well just went a bit too early offside
superbly read and executed
pablo rosario oh good vision
oh a save of the highest order well he got his angles absolutely right what a good save that is
a psg corner it is and potentially an opportunity
let's see about the delivery
no wonder they're celebrating
well let's look at this again it's a decent delivery into the box
which makes it a fairly simple finish in the end it's a really good goal
so the match has restarted one nil here
clivert delivered into the area here
still not clear and the referee has decided to award the free kick to psg
able to close down the shots
giving the ball away
messi here's a vape and that was a very fine read
by now dom and his clear as lines
pablo rosario attal
this looks promising
something to worry about here well he was keen to give that one a go sadly lacking a bit of accuracy
well there is going to be stoppage time but only
the one minute and that is that for the first half here in the french capital
well he's been the standout for his side so far don't you think stuart
well i really liked his first half display he was certainly the most influential player on the field
and i'm expecting more of the same in the second 45 minutes
the teams are ready to have a go at each other again as the second half commences
well that piece of play very easy on the eye
decent position he read the situation defensively and did his job chance to whip it in
can they get in behind them and just making the run a bit too early offside as a result
hakimi now with messi herrera
catch it mariah and didn't he just
well here it is again the ball over the top is an absolute beauty and then what a strike
that's hit with such ferocity certainly no stopping that that's a great goal
well a second goal for them here
i mean and take it away
could be a chance to break here and it looked like open road for them but up a dead end
it's a neat move oh he's through here oh just narrowly off targets well they broke
with such pace and intent fantastic move just couldn't quite cap it off
substitution time as is
psg as you can see have not enjoyed that much possession but what they've done
with it has been really good and they'll be happy with the way the game is being played
at the moment they love to play on the counter attack well nothing comes of it
it's been slipped through by marco verratti
oh that is a moment of pure quality a goal for football lovers to enjoy the world over
here's the goal again and what a wonderfully weighted pass this is
and the finish showed great composure just to lift it over the goalkeeper that's a lovely goal
so the action continues it's been all psg so far
and you sense there could be extra punishment dished out
very few
well this is a brilliant strike as you can see he hits it with so much power
the keeper had no chance fantastic finish
it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now
a glorious chance is it going to be spectacular save top class goalkeeping
and now the delivery couldn't quite hang on
oh chance taken there is opportunism for you but a disappointed goalkeeper
well here it is again and i feel a bit sorry for the goalkeeper because he
makes a very good save to start with where are his defenders following in
it's the attackers that get there first and it's a very good finish
play
markinos hakimi by naldum now
i think most defenders would expect to be booked halting an attack in that fashion
and that is going to mean a caution the referee is absolutely right he knew what he was doing there
and nicely struck well the free kick fired too close to the goalkeeper
usa fatale
could be threatening
and possibilities here pulls it back corner kit forthcoming
played over a decisive clearance it was this looks promising
touched onto the woodwork and the keeper put to the test but he comes through it
well he's so sharp isn't he great first safe and then the recovery
well the action is going to continue for a while yet we will have four minutes of stoppage time
he went in so dangerously with that tackle now the referee is the man everyone's looking at
well the misery continues quite simply stuart he had to go well i think that
sums up their day a complete lack of discipline from everybody involved
the referee spotted the infringement and it will be a free kick in a position of genuine menace
well the free kick taken but saved easily by the uh that will do it for this game anyway
and it goes into the history books as a victory for paris saint-germain what did you think of
their performance well derek it was a very assured performance wasn't it particularly
impressed with their play going forward really lively and almost cutting through at will at times
the result never much in doubt if i'm honest not the key figure for his side in this game anikal
di maria well he gave that back line of torrid time didn't he he was far too sharp for them
always looking to play on the shoulder took his goals well too clearly the difference maker today