PSG 5-0 Ajaccio Highlights: Mbappe scores twice, Hakimi sent off, Messi booed by fans Ligue 1 updates

A brace by Kylian Mbappe, a goal each by Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi and an own goal by Mohamed Youssouf saw Paris Saint-Germain hammer AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1.

The very next minute, Messi, getting the ball from Mbappe, passes to to Zaire-Emery who shoots wide off-target.

Zaire-Emery, coming off the bench, looks to impress with a great run into the final third. He keeps the ball stuck to his feet, fights off three defenders but fails to cross it to Mbappe.

Achraf Hakimi loses his discipline cheaply after a challenge on Mangani and the referee sends the Moroccan off, reducing the hosts to 10-men. The referee, after checking the offence on the monitor, sends off Mangani as well.

PSG attacks ont he counter with Mbappe crossing from the right and Marquinhos, eventually shoots to see it get into the net after a deflection of Youssouf.

Ajaccio has never beaten PSG in the last 12 years. The last eight matches between them have seen PSG win five and draw the remaining three.

Lionel Messi gets the ball in the box. He is surrounded by three defenders but he turns and backheels to Bernat instead of Mbappe, who was waiting on the other side. However the attack comes to nothing a Bernat, after receiving the ball, fails to get the cross on time.

Ramos spots Mbappe runs behind the Ajaccio defence as he delivers a long ball. The ball, after deflection off Avinel, is hit on the volley by the Frenchman as it rattles the net.

Marchetti makes a good run into the PSG box and just before he could cross, Ramos denies him the chance with a timely challenge. A slight delay there could have resulted in a penalty for Ajaccio.

PSG attacks in number after restart. Hakimi’s cross from the left sees a pinball of touches until Mbappe shoots it on target. Though Sollocaro got a touch on it, the ball slipped through his gloves into the net.

Ajaccio gets the ball rolling as it looks for a comeback against a side that has clearly looked the better one so far.

Goals from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi keeps PSG comfortably in front at the break.

Barreto makes a run from Ajaccio’s half into the PSG final third and crosses for Spadanuda, who gets to the ball a tad bit late to sees it go out of play for a goal-kick.

This time, instead of shooting directly, he aims for Ramos to head the ball in but Ekitike concedes a foul after the free-kick to end that development right away.

Just over four minutes left in the first half and PSG is already enjoying a healthy lead. Meanwhile, Diallo fouls Hakimi on the right side, outside the box and this may be another chance for Messi to score from a free-kick.

PSG gets a free-kick at the edge of the box. Lionel Messi steps up to take it but his shot hits the wall.

Verratti and Mbappe, who have combined for log balls throughout the season looks to try it one more time but Sollacaro gets to it as Mbappe acknowedges the attempt with a thumbs-up.

Messi steps up to take another corner and a huge set of fans continue whistling and booing against the Argentine Word Cup winner. PSG had previously condemned the behaviour of PSG ultras against Messi and Neymar.

Mbappe gets the ball off a cross, in the penalty box and he manages to shoot past three surrounding defendes. Sollacario makes an initial save but Hakimi taps it in on the follow-up.

Hakimi tries to get his cross in the centre but Diallo’s attempt to intercept gives OSG a corner kick. The resuting corner is punched away by Sollacaro before Ramos couls get his head on it.

Messi combines with Mbappe, playing a one-two, and then tries to shoot on target. However, Spadanuda’s deflection sees the ball land into the gloves of the Ajaccio goalie.

Danilo Pereira’s through ball is taken control of by Fabian Ruiz through a diagonal run and he shoots it past Sollacaro to open the scoring in Paris.

The boos and whistles continue to get louder as the club’s fans project a quite disappointing image, whistling at their own player, Lionel Messi.

Youssouf beats Bernat along the left flank and crosses for Barreto in the centre of the penalty box. He heads it on target to force Donnarumma make a good save!

Bernat’s cross is just intercepted by Ajaccio and the resulting corner is taken by Messi. As the Argentine juggles to position the ball in the corner, he is booed by the fans in Parc des Princes.

In the last PSG gae, Mbappe had found the net in this very minute. Tonight, though he has come close, Ajaccio’s defence has denied him a chance to score.

Messi takes control of the ball, threads a through pass to Hakimi who crosses for Mbappe in the centre but Avinel gets to it just in time to end that attack.

PSG building up slowly from the back, trying to find space, first along the left flank then to the right. Hakimi tries to penetrate the latter with a run but Diallo intercepts him to end that development.

A pass from Hakimi to Verratti sees the latter delivera a pass to Mbabbe in the penalty box. But Vidal puts his body on the line to deny any chance to the Frenchman.

Messi makes an early run into the final third, tries to deliver a pass to Mbappe but the Ajaccio goalkeeper catches it comfortably.

PSG gets the ball rolling from right to left while the visitor is playing from the other side.

The players walk out of the tunnel. The host is its conventional blue kit while Ajaccio starts in red and white. After the pre-match formalities, we are set for kick-off!

Paris Saint-Germain has just one loss in its last five games while AC Ajaccio is without a win in its last nine games. A win here will widen PSG’s lead to six points on the top over Lens.

Since 2011, PSG and Ajaccio have met eight times and five them have ended in PSG’s favour while the remaining three have been draws. The visitor will look to chance that stat here, at Paris’ home.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier confirmed Lionel Messi “will start” Saturday’s Ligue 1 game against Ajaccio, marking the Argentinian superstar’s return from suspension.

The 35-year-old World Cup winner was banned by the club after an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.

“Yes, Leo is going to start tomorrow,” Galtier told an eve of match press conference.

“Obviously I’ve spoken to him, he’s very relaxed, really keen to play, and very determined to claim another French league title.”

With PSG out of the Champions League and only four Ligue 1 matches remaining as they target a record 11th title, this is likely to be Messi’s penultimate appearance at the Parc des Princes.

After an uninspiring two years in France, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is reported to be lining up a blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia next season where he would join his old sparring partner Cristiano Ronaldo.

His move to Saudi or even his departure at the end of his contract in June, however, have yet to be confirmed by the club or his agent father Jorge.

But all the signs are that he is on his way out.

“Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season,” a source close the negotiations speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP this week.

Galtier said he did not want to go into the six-day suspension which forced Messi to miss last weekend’s 3-1 win over Troyes that left PSG six points clear of Lens.

(from AFP)

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