In the early morning of January 24, Beijing time, the 22nd round of the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season. Paris Saint-Germain played at home against Reims and finally at the Parc des Princes, the leader Paris beat Reims 4-0 to continue to extend their lead in the table.
In this game, Paris is still in disarray, Neymar, Bernat, Wijnaldum, Kurzawa, Donnaruma and others are suspended due to injury, and Ashraf, Gaiye and Diallo have left the team to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations. However, there is still a certain gap in strength between the two sides, and Paris completely occupies the initiative on the scene throughout the game. In the 44th minute of the first half, Icardi turned around inside the box and shot was blocked by the defenders, verratti followed up with a shot to give Paris the lead. Half-time, Paris 1-0 Reims.
In the second half, Paris opened a corner kick on the left, Pereira's flick of the head was defused, and Ramos scored with two consecutive feet. Ramos scored his first goal since joining the club and Paris extended their lead. Messi then came back as a substitute to make his New Year debut. In the 67th minute, Messi slammed the ball across the box, Verratti followed up with a volley that bounced off the defender and into the net, sealing the win for Paris.
In the 75th minute, Paris played a counter-attack, Kylian Mbappe used his personal ability to break through on the left, swept the bottom in front of the goal, Pereira arced in the penalty area and shot with his feet, the ball was refracted and entered the net, Paris led 4-0. In the 86th minute, Icardi grabbed a nod in front of goal, but the referee blew a handball in the first shot. The match ended with the score set at Paris 4-0 Reims.
Line-ups for both sides:
Paris Saint-Germain: 1 Navas/24 Krehr, 5 Maquinhos, 4 Ramos, 25 Nuno Mendes/6 Villati (77 mins, 21 Herrera), 15 Pereira, 8 Paredes/11 Di Maria (64 mins, 30 Messi), 9 Icardi, 7 Mbappe (77 mins, 23 Draxler)
Reims: 1-Rajkovic/4-Bussi, 6-Gregron, 2-Fiss, 5-Abdullamide, 28-Locke/32-Fuccott (46 minutes, 23-Casama), 21 Matuswa (46 minutes, 26-Robi 82 minutes, 12-Phillips), 8-Kayust (64 minutes, 17-Donis), 22-Ekitic/11-Mbuku (58 minutes, 33-Adlin)