DIRECT. Montpellier-PSG: The Parisians remain on the break

The Moroccan tried to enter the box leaning on Ekitike, who handed it to him but the linesman raised his flag.

Mavididi tries to fight alone but Hakimi recovers the ball. The Héraultais were content to defend well.

The Montpellier leader made a fine hat-trick on Fabian Ruiz, to the applause of La Mosson. He then tried to combine with Germain, but he lost the ball.

Lionel Messi can shoot a full axis free kick 23m from Lecomte’s cage.

The Parisians still have possession and rotate the ball without finding solutions. Only Lionel Messi tries to create.

The Parisians have not attempted a shot since the release of Kylian Mbappé.

On a Montpellier counter, the Brazilian defender read the game well and calmly recovered the ball in his area.

Lionel Messi takes his free kick but deflects it for a corner. The latter gave nothing.

One week from OM-PSG and two from PSG-Bayern, Kylian Mbappé and Sergio Ramos are out due to injury.

Soler tries a through pass that goes straight into Lecomte’s gloves.

The Hérault leader placed the ball above Donnarumma’s cage.

On a counter, Mavididi was hooked by Sergio Ramos at the entrance to the penalty area. Full axis free kick at 23m for Téji Savanier…

Hakimi tries to find Ekitike at the entrance to the penalty area but he fights off Estève.

One shot on target in five attempts, against zero strikes for Montpellier.

Paris players demand the ball at their feet and can’t find fault with Montpellier’s low block. Lots of technical rubbish.

74% possession for PSG against 26 for Montpellier.

After missing his penalty twice, the Frenchman came out clutching the back of his thigh. May worry before facing OM and Bayern…

With a corner taken from the left side, Danilo took the ball with his head but his attempt was off target.

Messi rushes into the penalty area but is followed by four Montpellier. His shot was finally blocked.

Achraf Hakimi crossed the head of Sergio Ramos who was struggling to get into shooting position.

Mbappé latched onto the left corner post. Messi’s free kick did nothing.

The Spanish defender remains on the ground after a free kick duel. The game is currently paused.

The Portuguese caught Savanier trying to serve Mavididi deep.

The fifth penalty was missed by Kylian Mbappé in 25 attempts.

Benjamin Lecomte’s feet are out of line. The penalty must be revoked.

With Messi’s free kick, Ramos was hooked into the box by Jullien.

The Argentinian rose without concern. Free kick at 33m full axis for the Parisians

The Parisians put their feet on the ball and rotate between the central defenders. Mbappé tried to keep up with Messi but failed to strike.

Hakimi tries to find Vitinha deep but it is blocked. Good start to the match against Montpellier.

Sacko breaks down the right and sends in a cross, poorly cleared by Ramos. He took the ball and crossed again but the Paris defense came out.

The referee, Mr. Jérémie Pignard, whistled for kick-off. Parisians rent.

Thanks to its win against Nantes tonight (0-2), Olympique de Marseille temporarily took second place in the standings and two small points behind PSG, who play in Montpellier.

Thanks to his hat-trick against Lorient, Balogun leads the ranking of top scorers in Ligue 1 with 14 goals. Kylian Mbappé, with 13 victories, can answer him tonight…

After a string of poor performances, Montpellier breathed a breath of fresh air by beating Auxerre (0-2) on Sunday and are currently 14th in the standings.

After his team’s draw against Reims, the Parisian coach had to make tough decisions to remobilize his team, which has been inactive since the beginning of the year. For more information, click here.