Summary

  • PSG will go three points clear with a win

  • Pochettino to be present after isolating with Covid

  • Visitors Montpellier sit 11th in Ligue 1

  1. Postpublished at 21:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    FT: PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    So that win takes Paris St-Germain three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 and proves a healthy boost to their goal difference.

    Lille can, however, move back level on points if they beat Rennes on Sunday.

    That's all from us. Until next time...

  2. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    And that's it!

    Mauricio Pochettino's side cruise to the win.

  3. Postpublished at 90 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Angel Di Maria cuts on his to his left and looks to curl an effort into the top corner, but it drifts wide of the far post.

  4. Postpublished at 88 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Nearly for Kylian Mbappe!

    Never quite seemed to have control of the ball, the France star, as he bundled his way into the area. The ball just kept rebounding into his path.

    Mbappe can't quite get the shot off at the last moment.

  5. Postpublished at 85 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Neymar takes the free-kick himself but it stings the wall and dribbles wide for a corner. Montpellier clear as far as Alessandro Florenzi, who takes a touch and hits it on the bounce. Not too far wide.

  6. Postpublished at 83 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Now Mitchel Bakker is head to head with Elye Wahi after Neymar is fouled.

    You wouldn't believe PSG were 4-0 up...

  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 82 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Marco Verratti chops down Junior Sambia and takes a yellow card.

    Been quite feisty, this.

  8. Postpublished at 79 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Thwack.

    Angel Di Maria's free-kick comes back off the wall and Neymar nails it first time with the outside of his boot, but it fizzes wide. He really hit that.

  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 77 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Neymar feels he has been getting kicked all game but has dished out a few heavy tackles himself and this one earns a booking. Needs to be careful.

  10. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 76 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Danilo Pereira and Mitchel Bakker are on for PSG.

  11. Postpublished at 73 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Leandro Paredes is having the time of his life, knocking 70-yard crossfield passes like he's playing foot golf down the local park.

    Alessandro Florenzi volleys it into the area first time and Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi and Neymar look to walk in a fifth, but Montpellier recover.

  12. CLOSE!published at 69 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Off the bar!

    What an effort from Layvin Kurzawa, who flicks the ball up inside the box and goes for an audacious overhead kick.

    It looks to be dropping over Dimitry Bertaud but the goalkeeper just gets a finger on it to help the ball on to the crossbar. Great save.

    Would have been some goa.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 68 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Elye Wahi is on for Montpellier, as is Stephy Mavididi. The visitors need fresh legs.

  14. Postpublished at 65 mins

    PSG 4-0 Montpellier

    Montpellier don't know what's hit them. As soon as the second went in, their defence just caved... the visitors need to regroup here.

  15. goal

    GOAL - PSG 4-0 Montpellierpublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Kylian Mbappe (63 mins)

    I can't keep up...

    That's three goals in just over three minutes for Paris St-Germain!

    Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe all combine again and this time it's the France forward who is unselfishly teed up to tap into an almost empty net from the edge of the six-yard box. Brilliant.

    This could get messy.

  16. goal

    GOAL - PSG 3-0 Montpellierpublished at 21:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Mauro Icardi (62 mins)

    They're all getting in on the act!

    This time it's Mauro Icardi who puts the finishing touches on another sweeping Paris St-Germain move.

    Alessandro Florenzi gets in down the right and picks out Icardi, who takes a touch and fires into the roof of the net.

  17. goal

    GOAL - PSG 2-0 Montpellierpublished at 21:23 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Neymar (60 mins)

    Neymar makes it two!

    Kylian Mbappe puts it on a plate for his team-mate but only after a lovely diagonal pass from Marco Verratti.

    Mbappe could have gone for goal himself but instead pulls it back for Neymar to finish from the middle of the box.

  18. Postpublished at 57 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Good defending from the visitors. Kylian Mbappe plays a one-two with Angel Di Maria and spins into space, but Vitorino Hilton gets across well to block the Frenchman's shot.

  19. Postpublished at 55 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    What a save by the substitute goalkeeper!

    Neymar curls a ball through that almost finds Kylian Mbappe in the area, but it's cut out and instead falls into Mauro Icardi's path.

    The forward is falling slightly as he volleys it into the ground and Dimitry Bertaud does superbly to dive across and palm it away from goal.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 51 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Neymar is fuming, He thinks he's fouled again, but the foul goes against the PSG forward in his ongoing battle with Arnaud Souquet.

    Mauricio Pochettino brings Marquinhos off for Thilo Kehrer.