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 49 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Kylian Mbappe runs into Vitorino Hilton and knocks the 43-year-old defender flying - just 21 years between those two. The veteran Brazilian gets the free-kick.

  2. Postpublished at 47 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Lovely exchange between Angel Di Maria and Alessandro Florenzi, who drives into the box and looks to fire a ball across goal, but it's deflected behind for a corner.

  3. KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Right, away we go again. 45 minutes for PSG to either put this to bed and go three points clear in Ligue 1, before Lille play, or for Montpellier to come back and cause a shock.

    The hosts have changed goalkeeper - Keylor Navas goes off for Sergio Rico.

  4. Postpublished at 21:03 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Is there any way back into this game for Montpellier? Paris St-Germain, with a front four of Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria and Icardi, will be disappointed they have not already killed this game off...

  5. Postpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Mauricio Pochettino's side have had 70% and 11 shots, but just the one goal.

  6. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    That's the break.

    PSG are comfortable but by no means out of sight.

  7. Postpublished at 45+5 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Chance for Montpellier to launch one into the box late on in the first half, it drops to Junior Sambia about 30 yards out and he skies an effort a long way over the crossbar.

  8. YELLOW CARDpublished at 45+1 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Pedro Mendes tugs Kylian Mbappe back and gets a booking for his trouble.

  9. Postpublished at 45 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Usual service resumed as PSG knock it side to side, looking for an opening.

    Montpellier are happy to sit on the edge of their own box.

  10. CLOSE!published at 43 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    PSG don't do a great job at dealing with the corner, it pinballs around in their area and eventually Gaetan Laborde nods just over for Montpellier.

    That was the chance.

  11. Postpublished at 41 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Junior Sambia wins a corner for the visitors. The most expansive they've been all game. What can they do with this...

  12. Postpublished at 40 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    It's attack versus defence. Paris St-Germain players are taking it in turns to drop deep, pick up the ball and try their luck at delivering a killer pass.

  13. Postpublished at 38 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    PSG come storming forward again as Neymar wriggles across the top of the box and fizzes an effort on goal, but Dimitry Bertaud does well to palm it wide.

  14. Postpublished at 36 mins

    PSG 1-0 Montpellier

    Montpellier, who had goalkeeper Jonas Omlin sent off earlier, were actually down to nine men when PSG scored that opening goal - Florent Mollet, injured in the collision with Neymar, has gone off.

  15. goal

    GOAL - PSG 1-0 Montpellierpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Kylian Mbappe (34 mins)

    Kylian Mbappe breaks the deadlock!

    Such a swift move from Mauricio Pochettino's side as Neymar finds Angel Di Maria and he slips a pass into Mbappe's path.

    The France forward takes it in his stride before dinking it over the onrushing goalkeeper. Great finish.

  16. Postpublished at 33 mins

    PSG 0-0 Montpellier

    Another dangerous ball across the six-yard box from Alessandro Florenzi but again no PSG player can turn it in. Was fired across with some pace, and both Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi can't get a touch on it.

  17. Postpublished at 31 mins

    PSG 0-0 Montpellier

    Neymar is down after a collision with Florent Mollet. Looked pretty innocuous, the Montpellier man just landed on the Brazilian's foot. Think both will be OK...

  18. Postpublished at 30 mins

    PSG 0-0 Montpellier

    Neat move from Paris St-Germain but this time Angel Di Maria fires wide.

    Should do better, the Argentine, after Layvin Kurzawa finds him in the box, but Di Maria just drags his left-footed effort beyond the far post.

  19. Postpublished at 27 mins

    PSG 0-0 Montpellier

    That wasn't far away, though!

    Neymar spots the run of Mauro Icardi and slides a lovely pass into the striker's path, but Icardi nudges it narrowly wide of the far post.

  20. Postpublished at 25 mins

    PSG 0-0 Montpellier

    Angel Di Maria is fouled by Damien Le Tallec, who thinks he got the ball.

    It's all PSG, as you might expect, but so far they've been kept at arm's length.