
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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Referee
Felix Zwayer
UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint Germain beat Villarreal 6–0. Goals: João Neves 9', Désiré Doue 12', Senny Mayulu 13', Fabián Ruiz 17', Fabián Ruiz 50', David Boly 78'.
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
| When | Villarreal | Paris Saint Germain |
|---|---|---|
| 9′ · João Neves | 0 | 1 |
| 12′ · Désiré Doue | 0 | 2 |
| 13′ · Senny Mayulu | 0 | 3 |
| 17′ · Fabián Ruiz | 0 | 4 |
| 50′ · Fabián Ruiz | 0 | 5 |
| 78′ · David Boly | 0 | 6 |
| 90′ | 0 | 6 |
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.
| Villarreal | Paris Saint Germain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 6 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.74 | 2.75 |
| xG per shot | 0.053 | 0.125 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.74 | +3.25 |
| Villarreal win | 7% | |
| Draw | 13% | |
| Paris Saint Germain win | 79% |
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Saint Germain | 4 | 2 | 6 |
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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.
| Villarreal | Paris Saint Germain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 6 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.74 | 2.75 |
| xG per shot | 0.053 | 0.125 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.74 | +3.25 |
| Villarreal win | 7% | |
| Draw | 13% | |
| Paris Saint Germain win | 79% |
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
| Villarreal | Paris Saint Germain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 6 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| Off target | 7 | 3 |
| Blocked | 5 | 7 |
| Inside the box | 5 | 18 |
| Outside the box | 9 | 4 |
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
| Villarreal | Paris Saint Germain | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 29% | 71% |
| Passes | 304 | 743 |
| Completed | 237 | 677 |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 91% |
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
| Villarreal | Paris Saint Germain | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 19 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabián Ruiz | Paris Saint Germain | 9.8 | 90 |
| João Neves | Paris Saint Germain | 9.0 | 90 |
| D. Doué | Paris Saint Germain | 8.2 | 74 |
| M. Akliouche | Paris Saint Germain | 8.1 | 60 |
| Senny Mayulu | Paris Saint Germain | 8.0 | 60 |
| Vitinha | Paris Saint Germain | 7.7 | 74 |
| D. Boly | Paris Saint Germain | 7.7 | 16 |
| A. Hakimi | Paris Saint Germain | 7.1 | 74 |
| M. Safonov | Paris Saint Germain | 7.0 | 90 |
| L. Hernández | Paris Saint Germain | 7.0 | 90 |
| I. Zabarnyi | Paris Saint Germain | 6.9 | 90 |
| Beraldo | Paris Saint Germain | 6.9 | 16 |
| P. Gulácsi | Villarreal | 6.8 | 90 |
| W. Pacho | Paris Saint Germain | 6.8 | 90 |
| G. Mikautadze | Villarreal | 6.7 | 27 |
| Ferran Torres | Paris Saint Germain | 6.5 | 30 |
| M. Godts | Paris Saint Germain | 6.5 | 30 |
| Ayoze Pérez | Villarreal | 6.4 | 63 |
| T. Oluwaseyi | Villarreal | 6.3 | 27 |
| Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha | Paris Saint Germain | 6.2 | 16 |
| T. Buchanan | Villarreal | 6.2 | 90 |
| N. Pépé | Villarreal | 6.1 | 45 |
| P. Gueye | Villarreal | 6.0 | 90 |
| A. Freeman | Villarreal | 5.9 | 79 |
| Sergi Cardona | Villarreal | 5.9 | 45 |
| C. Macia | Villarreal | 5.8 | 90 |
| Alberto Moleiro | Villarreal | 5.8 | 27 |
| Santi Comesaña | Villarreal | 5.6 | 63 |
| Renato Veiga | Villarreal | 5.5 | 90 |
| Pau Navarro | Villarreal | 5.5 | 11 |
| S. Mouriño | Villarreal | 5.4 | 90 |
| Carlos Romero | Villarreal | 5.2 | 63 |
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
P. Gulácsi
M. Safonov| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Saint Germain | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Coach: Iñigo Pérez
Bench
28Joselillo GaitánF
27N. El JmiliF
2Logan CostaD
23Sergi CardonaD
13Rubén GómezG
9G. MikautadzeF
10Alberto MoleiroM
6Pau NavarroD
21T. OluwaseyiF
1Luíz JúniorGCoach: Luis Enrique
Bench
42D. BolyD
30L. ChevalierG
12L. DigneD
27Pedro FernándezM
22M. GodtsF
47Quentin Ndjantou MbitchaF
9Ferran TorresF
33W. Zaïre-EmeryM
4BeraldoD
90Arthur BarG| 1Luíz JúniorG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21T. OluwaseyiF | 27 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Pau NavarroD | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Alberto MoleiroM | 27 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9G. MikautadzeF | 27 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Rubén GómezG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 45 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Logan CostaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27N. El JmiliF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joselillo Gaitán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25P. GulácsiG | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3A. FreemanD | 79 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15S. MouriñoD | 90 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Carlos RomeroD | 63 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 63 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16C. MaciaM | 90 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18P. GueyeM | 90 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17T. BuchananM | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19N. PépéF | 45 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 63 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

Paris Saint-Germain’s disciplined collective style and key talents drive their elite European dominance.
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