
The New Parisian Power: How Luis Enrique Transformed PSG Into a Dominant Force
Paris Saint-Germain’s disciplined collective style and key talents drive their elite European dominance.
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Jeremy Stinat
Ligue 1: Paris FC beat Monaco 3–1. Goals: Lassine Sinayoko 38', Lassine Sinayoko 44', Folarin Balogun 65', Pablo Pagis 74'.
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
| When | Paris FC | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| 38′ · Lassine Sinayoko | 1 | 0 |
| 44′ · Lassine Sinayoko | 2 | 0 |
| 65′ · Folarin Balogun | 2 | 1 |
| 74′ · Pablo Pagis | 3 | 1 |
| 90′ | 3 | 1 |
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
How the chances split
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
| Paris FC | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.07 | 0.76 |
| xG per shot | 0.109 | 0.084 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.93 | +0.24 |
| Paris FC win | 68% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| Monaco win | 13% |
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris FC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Monaco | 0 | 1 | 1 |
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
How the chances split
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
| Paris FC | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.07 | 0.76 |
| xG per shot | 0.109 | 0.084 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.93 | +0.24 |
| Paris FC win | 68% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| Monaco win | 13% |
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
| Paris FC | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Saved | 7 | 1 |
| Off target | 7 | 5 |
| Blocked | 2 | 2 |
| Inside the box | 12 | 6 |
| Outside the box | 7 | 3 |
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
| Paris FC | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 44% | 56% |
| Passes | 514 | 655 |
| Completed | 443 | 577 |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 88% |
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
| Paris FC | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 13 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Sinayoko | Paris FC | 9.6 | 79 |
| P. Pagis | Paris FC | 8.2 | 90 |
| M. Lopez | Paris FC | 7.7 | 90 |
| M. Simon | Paris FC | 7.7 | 73 |
| F. Balogun | Monaco | 7.6 | 45 |
| L. Hrádecký | Monaco | 7.0 | 90 |
| D. Coppola | Paris FC | 7.0 | 90 |
| Otávio | Paris FC | 6.9 | 90 |
| P. Lees-Melou | Paris FC | 6.9 | 90 |
| S. Chergui | Paris FC | 6.8 | 45 |
| E. Zabi | Paris FC | 6.7 | 17 |
| O. Sissoko | Paris FC | 6.6 | 11 |
| Vanderson | Monaco | 6.6 | 90 |
| A. Golovin | Monaco | 6.6 | 90 |
| L. Camara | Monaco | 6.5 | 90 |
| I. Kebbal | Paris FC | 6.5 | 73 |
| M. Mbow | Paris FC | 6.5 | 45 |
| E. Dier | Monaco | 6.4 | 90 |
| R. Matondo | Paris FC | 6.4 | 17 |
| M. Detourbet | Monaco | 6.3 | 26 |
| K. Trapp | Paris FC | 6.3 | 90 |
| Sadibou Sané | Monaco | 6.3 | 75 |
| H. Traoré | Paris FC | 6.3 | 89 |
| J. Teze | Monaco | 6.3 | 15 |
| C. Mawissa Elebi | Monaco | 6.2 | 45 |
| E. Mbemba | Paris FC | 6.1 | 1 |
| D. Zakaria | Monaco | 6.1 | 55 |
| T. Minamino | Monaco | 5.9 | 35 |
| Flávio Nazinho | Monaco | 5.8 | 64 |
| Paris Josua Brunner | Monaco | 5.8 | 45 |
| M. Abline | Monaco | 5.7 | 90 |
| E. Diop | Monaco | 5.5 | 45 |
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
K. Trapp
L. Hrádecký| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris FC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Monaco | 0 | 1 | 1 |
16.3K. Trapp
336.9P. Lees-Melou
207.7AM. Lopez
99.6⚽2AL. Sinayoko
295.8Paris Josua Brunner
66.1D. Zakaria
86.5L. Camara
17.0L. HrádeckýCoach: L. Rosenior
Bench
16O. NkambadioG
5M. MbowD
28T. De SmetD
23R. MatondoM
8E. ZabiM
4V. MarchettiM
18O. SissokoF
11J. KrassoF
3E. MbembaDCoach: Filipe Luís
Bench
9F. BalogunF
19Pape CabralM
49I. TouréM
18T. MinaminoM
28M. CoulibalyM
7M. DetourbetF
4J. TezeD
13C. Mawissa ElebiD
16P. KöhnG| 9L. SinayokoF | 79 | 9.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14H. TraoréD | 89 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31S. CherguiD | 45 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42D. CoppolaD | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6OtávioD | 90 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20M. LopezM | 90 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33P. Lees-MelouM | 90 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10I. KebbalM | 73 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7P. PagisM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27M. SimonM | 73 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1K. TrappG | 90 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16O. NkambadioG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5M. MbowD | 45 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28T. De SmetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23R. MatondoM | 17 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8E. ZabiM | 17 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4V. MarchettiM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18O. SissokoF | 11 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11J. KrassoF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3E. MbembaD | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |