Match ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Saint-ÉtienneSaint-Étienne1PSGParis Saint Germain3
Paris St-Germain came from behind to beat 10-man Saint-Etienne and move 14 points clear at the top of Ligue 1.
After Neymar had an early finish ruled out for offside, Denis Bouanga gave St Etienne a 23rd-minute lead.
Timothee Kolodziejczak was sent-off for a foul on Kylian Mbappe and Marquinhos headed PSG level from the resulting free-kick before half-time.
Angel di Maria curled in with 11 minutes left and Marquinhos added a third for the visitors in added time.
Bouanga's opener, confirmed by VAR after initially being flagged offside, was the 11th time Mauricio Pochettino's PSG have conceded the opening goal in the league in 2021 - their highest tally in a calendar year since 2012.
That was despite a debut for former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, making his first appearance for the club since his move in July.
Lionel Messi, who assisted all three of his side's goals, spurned a glorious chance to put the visitors ahead midway through the second half when he shot wide after following up Neymar's saved attempt.
But he made amends, producing an excellent pass with the outside of his boot to set up Di Maria before crossing for Marquinhos as PSG stretched their advantage after second-placed Nice lost 1-0 to Metz on Saturday.
Line-ups
Saint-Étienne
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 40Green
- 22SissokoBooked at 18minsSubstituted forMoukoudiat 45'minutes
- 33Nade
- 5KolodziejczakBooked at 45mins
- 13Trauco
- 7BoudebouzBooked at 32minsSubstituted forGourna-Douathat 72'minutes
- 8CamaraBooked at 35minsSubstituted forCalodatat 86'minutes
- 20Bouanga
- 17AouchicheSubstituted forYoussoufat 45'minutes
- 27MaçonSubstituted forKrassoat 87'minutes
- 10Khazri
Substitutes
- 2Moukoudi
- 4Sow
- 6Gourna-Douath
- 9Ramírez
- 14Krasso
- 16Fall
- 25Dioussé
- 28Youssouf
- 31Calodat
PSG
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 50G Donnarumma
- 2Hakimi
- 5Marquinhos
- 4Ramos
- 14BernatBooked at 33mins
- 15Danilo
- 27GueyeSubstituted forParedesat 75'minutes
- 11Di María
- 30Messi
- 10NeymarSubstituted forEbimbeat 88'minutes
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 3Kimpembe
- 8Paredes
- 12Rafinha
- 16Rico
- 17Dagba
- 24Kehrer
- 25Nuno Mendes
- 28Ebimbe
- 34Simons
- Referee:
- Jerome Brisard
- Attendance:
- 24,586
Match Stats
Home TeamSaint-ÉtienneAway TeamPSG
- Possession
- Home28%
- Away72%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away8
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.
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Attempt missed. Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
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Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Jean-Phillipe Krasso (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal!
Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
Substitution
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Éric Ebimbe replaces Neymar because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Jean-Phillipe Krasso replaces Yvann Maçon.
Substitution
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Calodat replaces Mahdi Camara.
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Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
Goal!
Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
Substitution
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Idrissa Gueye.
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Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
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Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Ryad Boudebouz because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
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