Paris Saint-Germain vs Troyes

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain beat Troyes 1-0. Paris Saint-Germain led 1-0 at half-time.

Ilya Zabarnyi put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 39th minute.

Shots finished 15-8 to Paris Saint-Germain, with 7 on target for Paris Saint-Germain and 3 for Troyes.

Paris Saint-Germain dominated proceedings in their Ligue 1 matchday 10 fixture against Troyes, registering 73 percent possession and completing 893 passes compared to the visitors' 326. The hosts controlled the territorial battle throughout the contest, accumulating 15 shots with 7 on target, while limiting Troyes to 8 total shots and 3 on target. Paris Saint-Germain also earned 5 corners to the visitors' 1, while maintaining a 94 percent pass accuracy. Discipline was relatively even as Paris Saint-Germain committed 6 fouls and received 1 yellow card, against Troyes' 7 fouls and 2 yellow cards.

The opening breakthrough arrived in the 34th minute when Paris Saint-Germain's Ilya Zabarnyi received a yellow card for a foul, before the defender atoned by scoring the match's only goal with a header in the 39th minute to establish a 1-0 half-time lead. The second half featured a flurry of tactical changes from both sides, starting with Troyes introducing Jérémy Le Douaron and Hugo Picard in the 62nd minute, followed by Paris Saint-Germain bringing on Quentin Ndjantou and João Neves in the 70th minute. Further substitutions occurred before Jérémy Le Douaron and Antoine Mille picked up yellow cards for fouls late in the game.