30
21:30
Ajaccio has not made a good game here so far. The Corsican must win to have a chance of staying up, but they don’t attack at all and PSG don’t get defended even with ten men in their own penalty area.
27
21:27
Paris lets the ball run and slowly adjusts Ajaccio. After a one-two with Mbappé, Messi pulls from 18 meters, but is blocked.
25
21:26
The leadership of the hosts is of course well deserved. And PSG continues straight away and wants to add the second goal.
22
21:22
Tooor for Paris Saint-Germain, 1-0 through Fabián Ruiz
The spell is broken! Juan Bernat plays the ball to Danilo, who is 30 meters in front of the goal, who looks up briefly and then plays a nice through ball into the box. There, Ekitike crosses paths with Fabián Ruiz, whereupon the latter appears free in front of Sollacaro with the ball at his foot and the ball slips past the keeper with his left.
20
21:22
Ekitike is hit clearly in the foot by Spadanuda in the penalty area and falls to the ground. It looked a bit strange, but you can certainly award penalties. But the referee Gaillouste lets it run and the VAR has no objections either.
18
21:18
Messi’s free-kick cross is meant for Sergio Ramos, who doesn’t quite get to the far post. The following corner also comes from Messi and lands on the opponent again.
15
21:17
It’s a strange atmosphere in the Prinzenpark: while parts of the Parisian fan scene continue to whistle at Lionel Messi every time they touch the ball, the cheers for the world champion are now increasing. “Messi, Messi” rang out under whistles from the ranks.
13.
21:15
Not bad! Ajaccio pushes several players into the opposing half for the first time and combines strongly in the penalty area. Youssouf comes through to the right of the baseline and crosses to the far post where Mickaël Barreto climbs up and heads 12 yards straight into Donnarumma’s arms.
10
21:11
Juan Bernat makes steam on the left and gives flat inside. Hugo Ekitike comes up short, but just misses the ball. at the following corner, Messi is whistled at again and promptly only finds the head of an opponent.
7.
21:08
As expected, PSG has the ball almost continuously and constricts the promoted team at the back. Messi sends Hakimi out on the right and Mbappé wants to put his cross in with his heel. Cedric Avinel straddles but at the last moment in between.
4.
21:04
Verratti also tries a high ball in the direction of Mbappé, but does not bring it either.
3.
21:03
At least by parts of the Paris audience, Messi continues to be mercilessly whistled at every ball contact. That’s a special situation. A first cross from the Argentine towards Mbappé ends up in the arms of keeper François-Joseph Sollacaro.
1.
21:01
The ball rolls! As usual, Paris plays in blue, Ajaccio wears red and white.
20:56
Dinner is served! Referee Pierre Gaillouste has just led the two teams onto the lawn of the Prinzenpark and in a few minutes football will finally be played here!
20:49
Christophe Galtier absolutely wants to take the next step towards the title with his team today. “The game is not decisive yet, but it is very important. We are determined to achieve our big goal: the French championship.” Speaking of Messi’s return, Galtier said: “When Messi is on the pitch, we have to adjust our game a bit to find a good balance and attacking structure.” Will the star ensemble from the French capital succeed today?
20:43
A look at the line-ups: alongside Lionel Messi, Achraf Hakimi is back in the starting XI at PSG. Vitinha and Warren Zaire-Emery rotate to the bench for this. There are four changes to the guests. Ismaël Diallo, Cedric Avinel, Mickaël Barreto and Mounaïm El Idrissy will start for Oumar Gonzalez, Romain Hamouma and Youssouf Koné (none of them in the squad) and Riad Nouri (bank).
20:30
The guests have long since started planning their return to the second division. Four games before the end, Ajcaccio are already eleven points short of the first non-relegation zone and relegation can only theoretically be avoided. First of all, it would need an away win in Paris and then everything would have to run smoothly. The climber had held up well for a long time, but in the last few weeks things have gone downhill steeply. The Corsican’s last victory dates back to February. The only countable thing Ajaccio could take away from the last nine games were two goalless draws.
20:16
With the 3-1 win in Troyes, PSG brought some calm back after a few turbulent weeks and took an important step towards defending their title. In the absence of Messi and Neymar, Kylian Mbappé once again shone with a goal and an assist. Paris were at the top with four games to play, six points ahead of closest pursuer Lens, who were back to three points yesterday with a 2-1 win over Reims has approached. PSG want to give an answer today and Lionel Messi, who was called back into the squad for the first time after his suspension, should also contribute to this.
20:15
Hello and welcome to Ligue 1 on Saturday night! Paris Saint-Germain host AC Ajaccio on Matchday 35. At 9 p.m. the ball rolls in the Parc des Princes!