PSG 3-0 Metz (Feb 21, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW Olympics Olympics NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search PSG v Metz 2025-26 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain PSG PSG 17-3-3 , 54 PTS 3 17-3-3 , 54 PTS FT Metz Metz METZ 3-4-16 , 13 PTS 0 3-4-16 , 13 PTS Désiré Doué – 3' Bradley Barcola – 45'+3' Gonçalo Ramos – 77' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Doué, Barcola send PSG back top of Ligue 1 with win over Metz By PA Updated: Feb 21, 2026, 05:33 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Désiré Doué set Paris Saint-Germain on their way as they climbed back to the top of Ligue 1 with a regulation 3-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Metz . Doue and Bradley Barcola scored at either end of the first half at the Parc des Princes before Gonçalo Ramos made sure 13 minutes from time to seal a 16th successive league win over the visitors and leave them with just two points from the last 33 they have contested. In the process, Luis Enrique’s men took full advantage of leaders Lens ‘ 3-2 home defeat at Monaco, PSG’s midweek Champions League victims by the same scoreline, to leapfrog them and go two points clear. The champions needed just three minutes to get their noses in front when Doue ran on to Warren Zaïre-Emery ‘s through-ball and fired past keeper Jonathan Fischer . Barcola and Ramos both had attempts blocked and Achraf Hakimi fired wide after being set up by Lee Kang-in as they threatened to add to their tally. PSG are back at the summit of Ligue 1. Bertrand GUAY / AFP via Getty Images Fischer denied Dro Fernández after he had been played through by Barcola and Hakimi went significantly closer from distance 13 minutes before the break and Barcola blazed wide three minutes later. The keeper repelled Lucas Hernández ‘s header in first-half stoppage time, but the second goal arrived in stoppage time seconds later when Barcola headed home from close range after the Metz defence failed to deal with a corner. Doue made way for Ibrahim Mbaye before the restart, but it was Metz’s Giorgi Tsitaishvili who was first to threaten in the second half, although his long-range 50th-minute effort was blocked. Boubacar Traoré fired just wide on the hour as the visitors attempted to work their way back into the game, but PSG responded and Ramos and Mbaye both chanced their arm at the other end. Luis Enrique looked to inject fresh energy with 27 minutes remaining when he sent on João Neves and Vitinha for Fernandez and Lee, but Metz’s Jessy Deminguet only just failed to find the top corner with a 75th-minute strike. However, the game was effectively over two minutes later when Ramos did find the top corner to extend the hosts’ advantage. Zaire-Emery and Hernandez both went close to a fourth as time ran down and Hakimi saw an 82nd-minute attempted blocked with the hosts looking to kill the game off. Mbaye’s attempt was blocked as the whistle approached, but his side had already done more than enough to claim the points. Game Information Parc des Princes 3:05 PM , February 21, 2026 Paris , France French Ligue 1 Standings Team GP W D L GD P Paris Saint-Germain 23 17 3 3 +33 54 Lens 23 17 1 5 +24 52 Lyon 22 14 3 5 +16 45 Marseille 23 12 4 7 +17 40 Lille 22 10 4 8 +4 34 AS Monaco 23 10 4 9 +2 34 Stade Rennais 22 9 7 6 -1 34 Strasbourg 22 9 4 9 +7 31 Toulouse 23 8 7 8 +6 31 Lorient 22 8 7 7 -4 31 Brest 23 8 6 9 -3 30 Angers 22 8 5 9 -5 29 Le Havre AC 22 6 8 8 -7 26 Nice 22 6 5 11 -13 23 Paris FC 23 5 8 10 -13 23 AJ Auxerre 22 4 5 13 -13 17 Nantes 22 3 5 14 -20 14 Metz 23 3 4 16 -30 13 Full Table Ligue 1 News Doué, Barcola send PSG back top of Ligue 1 with win over Metz Désiré Doué set Paris Saint-Germain on their way as they climbed back to the top of Ligue 1 with a regulation 3-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Metz. Greenwood misses penalty as Beye makes losing Marseille start Habib Beye's reign as Marseille coach got off to a losing start as Mason Greenwood missed a penalty in Brest's 2-0 win on Friday. Transfer rumors, news: PSG inform Man City of Haaland interest Paris Saint-Germain have asked Manchester City to let them know if Erling Haaland ever becomes available. Transfer Talk has the latest. All Ligue 1 News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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