VIDEO | Ligue 1 Highlights: Metz vs PSG
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00:00 [Crowd noise]
00:14 Welcome to Metz for the final game of the Cappei here in France.
00:21 The last chance to see the champions in league action this season, Paris Saint-Germain.
00:28 They are ready to get underway, night and evening here in France.
00:32 The final night of the Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain have already won the title.
00:37 And they round off their league campaign against the Metz side,
00:41 who begin the day in the relegation play-off position.
00:45 It is highly likely that they will finish the evening there as well,
00:49 because they are three points ahead of Lorient.
00:52 [Crowd noise]
00:55 The ball would have played short to Carlos Soler.
00:58 Lights it up towards the far post and it's gone in.
01:02 Alexandru Kicha, the Metz goalkeeper perhaps surprised by the flight of that ball.
01:09 I think the keeper got a touch to it, but it will be claimed by Soler.
01:14 And it's the PSG fans in wonder.
01:18 The Metz defence was slightly caught off guard as that ball was played short to Soler.
01:23 [Crowd noise]
01:26 That was meant as a cross, but it has gone into the net without getting a touch off N'Ndidi Mukiele.
01:35 [Crowd noise]
01:39 Picked up by Ugarte.
01:42 Udol, can Metz find a quick equalising goal?
01:46 Mikhail Tadze's shot.
01:49 Parried by Navas, still alive here.
01:54 PSG looking to make it 14 consecutive wins against Metz in Ligue 1.
01:58 But Metz pushing for the equalising goal.
02:01 That wasn't far away.
02:03 Midfielder from Haiti.
02:07 Stuck out his left leg and turns the shot narrowly wide of Kelo Navas.
02:14 [Crowd noise]
02:18 Shaping up to be an entertaining game.
02:22 PSG in front.
02:24 The champions with Mayulu Asensio.
02:28 Ball into the middle and it's turned into the net by Lee Kang-in.
02:32 But the offside flag didn't come up immediately to deny the Korean.
02:36 [Crowd noise]
02:42 Now of course the offside. It was a lovely move by PSG.
02:49 Looks like Lee might have been in line with Maxime Collin.
02:53 [Crowd noise]
02:56 Lee looking to add to his four goals for the campaign.
03:00 [Crowd noise]
03:06 And the goal stands.
03:09 JR Cech confirming that Lee was onside when that ball was played in.
03:13 [Crowd noise]
03:20 So they're looking for the ball into the middle.
03:23 Again, very lively.
03:25 Gonzalo Ramos was the target.
03:28 Run towards the near post and came off the defender.
03:34 Bradley Parkkola and Zaire Emery among the substitutes this evening for PSG.
03:41 Among the big name PSG players who are not even on the bench.
03:45 Gianluigi Donnarumma.
03:47 As the shot comes in from Mukiele, Lukica makes the save.
03:55 Asensio.
03:57 Asensio again is causing havoc in that roll down the left hand side.
04:03 This was the chance for Mukiele just before it.
04:08 [Crowd noise]
04:12 They lost 5-0 at the Papen Pras and were relegated to the second division.
04:18 Relegation and promotion have been something of a constant for MESS in the last couple of decades.
04:23 The latest corner has played in. It's an awkward one for the defence.
04:26 It comes off the woodwork.
04:28 [Crowd noise]
04:31 Across the line.
04:33 This was the chance.
04:36 Mukiele's effort.
04:38 Bounced over the head of the goalkeeper.
04:40 Udall touched it onto his own crossbar.
04:43 [Crowd noise]
04:49 Avoiding conceding a third goal.
04:52 In any case that would be somewhat academic because
04:55 they have to win to stand any chance.
04:58 Mukiele into the middle.
05:00 Shot on the turn from Gonzalo Ramos and is saved by Lukica.
05:06 Ramos has been in very good form in front of goal domestically in the last few months.
05:13 It was a difficult chance to take and Lukica makes the save against the Portugal striker.
05:18 He's got a hat-trick.
05:20 [Crowd noise]
05:23 Soler.
05:25 Lee Kang-in.
05:28 Lee hits one.
05:30 It's a fine strike by the Korean. It may have been on target.
05:33 Lukica turning it behind for the corner.
05:37 [Crowd noise]
05:43 Terrific atmosphere in the build-up to the game but things went a bit flat pretty quickly
05:49 with PSG scoring twice in the first 12 minutes.
05:51 [Crowd noise]
05:54 Diallo from the angle.
05:57 Washes the side netting on its way past from Yoseni Maioulu.
06:03 Fresh from turning 18 on Friday.
06:06 [Crowd noise]
06:14 Comes back for the shot which is rattled into the side netting by Nuno Mendes.
06:19 [Crowd noise]
06:23 Once again PSG looking really dangerous on that left-hand side.
06:29 It was Goncalo Ramos who played it back.
06:31 [Whistle]
06:33 Paris Saint-Germain get the second half underway.
06:36 2-0 in front thanks to the early goals from Carlos Soler and Lee Kang-in.
06:39 They had plenty of chances to add to their lead after that.
06:42 N'Ndi Mukiele hitting the crossbar.
06:46 The question is can Messe find a way back into this game?
06:49 They could at the very least do with reducing the deficit
06:53 because it looks like it's going to come down to goal difference between them and Lorient.
06:57 With Lorient winning their game while Messe lose here
07:00 but Messe do have a better goal difference by four.
07:05 There's still a lot of work to do for Lorient to be in the relegation playoff.
07:12 That's where Messe are headed to at the moment.
07:14 Marco Asensio tries his luck again.
07:20 The 2001-02 season and last season
07:24 they'd been involved in 14 promotions or relegations.
07:28 Here they have a chance now to get one back.
07:31 And it should have been.
07:32 It's not even required to make the save.
07:34 Mikhail Tadze playing it on.
07:38 For Dan-Lee Jean-Jacques again breaking it.
07:41 Mbappe coming on but not that one.
07:44 In just a moment as shows Mikhail Tadze breaks forward here for Messe.
07:47 He's got an option to his right.
07:49 Van den Kerkhof he might look to go all the way himself.
07:52 Well he can understand why Mikhail Tadze wanted to go alone given the form he's...
07:57 Denying Mikhail Tadze a 14th goal this season.
08:01 The Georgian looking...
08:04 Asensio ball in.
08:06 It might be turned in at the back post.
08:09 Mbappe, the manager with the save.
08:15 Mbappe has gone up into the penalty box on so many occasions tonight.
08:22 He did so again getting in front of Sabaly unable to turn it into the net.
08:31 Mikhail Tadze up and over the wall and it's just the wrong side of the post.
08:36 There was some fans in the stadium who thought that had gone in.
08:40 It's the wrong side of the net.
08:44 A decisive blow for Lorient as well but they've been able to keep believing.
08:49 Assuming they've been kept aware of the scoreline here.
08:52 This might be a chance now for Messe the header is over the bar.
08:56 From Diallo.
08:58 The youngster rising in the penalty box.
09:04 He needed to do better.
09:07 Asensio in field to Ogarte.
09:14 He lines up the long range shot but it sails over the bar.
09:18 And Lorient have scored.
09:26 And the fans are trying to let them know that they really have to do something.
09:30 Very quickly here in front of a crowd of 28,500 this evening.
09:35 The vast majority of them, 28,000 or so, are deeply disappointed.
09:44 And very unhappy with their side.
09:47 The early goals of Carlos Soler and Lee Kanyon.
09:50 Giving a PSG side missing.
09:52 Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and several other key players.
09:57 The victory tonight for the Parisians to round off their league.
10:01 [MUSIC]
10:05 [MUSIC]
10:08 (upbeat music)