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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 24, a match in the 22nd round of Ligue 1 began to compete, with Paris Saint-Germain facing Reims at home. Paris Saint-Germain have a luxurious squad, with steady progress in all competitions, qualifying for the Champions League group stage, reaching the quarter-finals of the French Cup, and the league is far ahead. Paris Saint-Germain have won 15 league games in the first 21 league rounds, occupying the top position and pulling away from the team behind them. This time Paris Saint-Germain faced 14th-ranked fish-belly side Reims, after paris Saint-Germain had beaten Reims four times in all competitions. Facing an opponent of this level, Paris Saint-Germain won easily.
Pochettino lined up in a 433 formation for this game. Navas served as the starting goalkeeper. Tilo Correll, Marchinios, Ramos and Nuno Mendes are paired at 4 defenders. Danilo Pereira, Paredes and Verratti make up the 3 midfielders. The attacking combination of Mbappe, Icardi and Di Maria joined forces. Messi, Draxler, Ebimbe and Kimpembe sit on the bench.
Paris Saint-Germain quickly took control of the game after the start of the game, gradually creating some shooting opportunities, Kylian Mbappe, Di Maria and Danilo all had good chances, but none of them scored. It wasn't until the 43rd minute that Paris Saint-Germain broke the deadlock, scoring by Verratti. This is the second time that Verratti has scored for Paris Saint-Germain in three years. Paris Saint-Germain led by one goal at the end of the half. Paris Saint-Germain had 61% possession in the first half, with 9 shots on goal, 2 shots on target and 1 goal. Reims, on the other hand, had just four shots on goal in the first half and didn't score.
Paris Saint-Germain were more aggressive on the offensive end in the second half, with Ramos seizing an opportunity to score a goal to extend the scoreline. Messi then came off the bench. Messi came on to give Paris Saint-Germain a more layered attack. He orchestrated Paris Saint-Germain's third goal, and Verratti's shot caused the opponent to score a oolong ball. Danilo then scored another goal. The final score was set at 4-0, with Paris Saint-Germain sweeping the opponent.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Messi scored 6.6 points, he only had 1 shot on goal, 0 shots on target, but delivered 2 key passes, and 1 successful pass. Messi only played 27 minutes, and with so much time out, it's okay to play that statistic. Mbappe scored a game-high 8.7 points, scoring 0 goals on 5 goals, delivering 1 assist, 6 successful passes, 2 key passes, and a very comprehensive performance on the offensive end.