Metz
MontpellierRound of 32
Issoufou 21'
Tchato E. 46'
Pays N. 64'
Metz: 1. Ba O. - 2. Kouao (Colin, 59), 3. Ballo-Touré (Stambouli, 59), 4. Mboula M., 5. Sané S. - 6. Touré A-a (Munongo, 74), 8. Traoré Bo. (Asoro, 59) - 10. Hein, 11. Mbaye M. - 7. Tsitaishvili, 9. Sané Ib. (Bokele M., 66)
Substitution: Stambouli (from 59); Colin (from 59); Asoro (from 59); Bokele M. (from 66); Munongo (from 74)
Bench: 16. Fischer J. - 15. Yegbe, 18. Melieres - 17. Abuashvili
Yellow Cards: Mbaye M. 29
Montpellier: 2. Tchato E. - 10. Pays N. - 11. Savanier - 8. Issoufou
Yellow Cards: Issoufou 5
Paris Saint-Germain were made to work hard on the road but ultimately did enough to secure a narrow victory
The hosts—despite a summer riddled with high-profile departures and off-pitch controversies—looked sharp, unified, and ruthless
The 2011/12 champions have officially been relegated from France’s top tier
The on-loan English forward opened the scoring in the 8th minute from the penalty spot
This convincing victory propelled Lyon into fifth place