Metz 2-3 PSG: Doue, Ramos & Ndjantou score to bring Enrique's side back to top

Injury-hit Paris St-Germain went top of Ligue 1 with a thrilling 3-2 win at struggling Metz.

Match Report

Goncalo Ramos and Quentin Ndjantou gave PSG a two-goal cushion before Jessy Deminguet halved the deficit, but Desire Doue's strike shortly after the hour mark proved to be crucial as Giorgi Tsitaishvili set up a nervy finish.

The reigning champions took the lead after 31 minutes when Ramos got the better of his marker and headed home from Lee Kang-in's cross, while Ndjantou turned home a low cross from Ibrahim Mbaye moments later.

Deminguet regained some hope for the home side before the break, firing in a rebound from the edge of the box after Habib Diallo's initial strike was blocked.

However, making his first Ligue 1 appearance since suffering a hamstring injury in October, Doue restored PSG's two-goal lead with his composed finish after Mbaye played the forward through.

Mbaye then struck the woodwork, before Doue saw a curling strike tipped around the post.

Thankfully for Luis Enrique, though, Tsitaishvili's goal in the 80th minute did not lead to a comeback as PSG moved above Lens in the standings, with the latter facing Nice on Sunday.

Data Debrief: Lee a familiar foe for Metz

PSG were probably expecting a more comfortable finish in the end, considering they produced 1.74 expected goals (xG) to Metz's 0.57, but they got over the line in the end.

Metz have lost each of their last 15 Ligue 1 matches against PSG, becoming only the second team to lose 15 consecutive games against the same opponent in the competition's history, after Angers (17 against PSG since 2016).

Lee, meanwhile, has now been involved in four goals in three top-flight matches against Metz (one goal, three assists), his best record against any opponent.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

6' Match Event for Metz vs PSG

15' Match Event for Metz vs PSG

24' Highlight from Metz vs PSG

27' Highlight from Metz vs PSG

31' GOAL! Metz 0-1 PSG (Gonçalo Ramos)

39' GOAL! Metz 0-2 PSG (Quentin Ndjantou)

42' GOAL! Metz 1-2 PSG (Jessy Deminguet)

58' Highlight from Metz vs PSG

63' GOAL! Metz 1-3 PSG (Désiré Doué)

72' Highlight from Metz vs PSG

81' GOAL! Metz 2-3 PSG (Giorgi Tsitaishvili)

Line-ups

Metz XI: Maxime Colin, Gbamin, Habib Diallo, Gauthier Hein, Deminguet, Koffi Kouao, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Boubacar Traoré, Jonathan Fischer, Malick Mbaye, Terry Yegbe

Subs: B.Stambouli, Cheikh Sabaly, Giorgi Abuashvili, Ousmane Ba, Sadibou Sané, Ibou Sané, Alpha Touré, Morgan Bokele, Brian Madjo

PSG XI: Lucas, Fabian Ruiz, Safonov, Kang-in Lee, Vitinha, Gonçalo Ramos, Ilya Zabarnyi, Pacho, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye, Quentin Ndjantou

Subs: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lucas Chevalier, Nuno Mendes, Barcola, Beraldo, Doue, João Neves, Renato Marin