Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Paris Saint Germain vs Metz – Lineups & Match Details

Paris Saint Germain beat Metz 3-0. Goals: D. Doué (3'), B. Barcola (45'), Gonçalo Ramos (77'). Paris Saint Germain had 67% possession against Metz's 33%. Shots on target: 7-0.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 23

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

MetzMetz

Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji, France

Lineups

Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain4-3-3
M. Safonov39M. SafonovG
A. Hakimi2A. HakimiD
I. Zabarnyi6I. ZabarnyiD
L. Beraldo4L. BeraldoD
L. Hernandez21L. HernandezD
Lee Kang-In19Lee Kang-InM
W. Zaire-Emery33W. Zaire-EmeryM
D. Fernandez27D. FernandezM
D. Doue14D. DoueF
G. Ramos9G. RamosF
B. Barcola29B. BarcolaF

Substitutes

30L. ChevalierG
89R. MarinG
5MarquinhosD
17VitinhaM
25N. MendesD
87J. NevesM
7K. KvaratskheliaF
51W. PachoD
49I. MbayeF
MetzMetz4-1-4-1
J. Fischer1J. FischerG
K. Kouao39K. KouaoD
S. Sane38S. SaneD
T. Yegbe15T. YegbeD
F. Ballo-Toure97F. Ballo-ToureD
J. Gbamin5J. GbaminM
L. Michal19L. MichalM
A. Toure12A. ToureM
B. Traore8B. TraoreM
G. Tsitaishvili7G. TsitaishviliM
H. Diallo30H. DialloF

Substitutes

40O. BaG
2M. ColinD
70B. SarrD
11G. KvilitaiaF
20J. DeminguetM
4U. MboulaD
33B. MunongoM
9G. AbuashviliF
34N. MbalaF

Match Events

3'G

D. Doué

Assist: W. Zaïre-Emery

31'Y

J. Gbamin

45'Y

B. Traoré

45'G

B. Barcola

Assist: Gonçalo Ramos

46'S

D. Doué

Substitution 1

63'S

Lee Kang-In

Substitution 2

63'S

Pedro Fernández

Substitution 3

64'S

B. Barcola

Substitution 4

66'S

L. Michal

Substitution 1

66'S

F. Ballo-Touré

Substitution 2

66'S

K. Kouao

Substitution 3

77'G

Gonçalo Ramos

Assist: L. Hernández

78'S

A. Touré

Substitution 4

89'S

G. Tsitaishvili

Substitution 5

Statistics

Paris Saint Germain
67%33%
Metz
2.41Expected Goals (xG)0.09
17Total Shots3
7Shots on Target0
4Corners1
9Fouls15
3Offsides2
93Pass Accuracy (%)83
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Paris Saint Germain host Metz on Saturday, 21 February 2026 at Parc des Princes. The kick-off time is 20:05 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Paris Saint Germain go into the match 1st in the table; Metz sit 18th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Paris Saint Germain have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Metz have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Dec 2025: Paris Saint Germain 3-2 Metz; 19 May 2024: Paris Saint Germain 2-0 Metz; 20 Dec 2023: Paris Saint Germain 3-1 Metz. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Paris Saint Germain beat Metz 3-0. Paris Saint Germain scored through D. Doué 3', B. Barcola 45', Gonçalo Ramos 77'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 77 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Paris Saint Germain held 67% of the ball against 33% for Metz. Shots on target finished 7-0. Expected goals read 2.41 for Paris Saint Germain, 0.09 for Metz.

Verdict

The win nudges Paris Saint Germain forward and leaves Metz with work to do. Paris Saint Germain sat 1st and Metz 18th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.