Paris Saint-Germain VS FC Metz #1

well no question this is a happy place as the crowd Bellows its first chor gladness the French Top Flight returning and we anticipate excitedly the story which will emerge in the weeks and months ahead and nobody in this atmosphere can hide from the truth about how much this game matters the scene overflows with color and passion [Music] waiting the big kickoff and in the meantime here are the thoughts of Jim begler well I think the big question again Peter is who's going to break the Paris Monopoly who can match them for for quality over a whole season maybe the traditional powerhouses or maybe a surprise team if you're just joining us we are already on the way three points on day one that's what they're both after mbapp who do you Jim see making a difference here yeah killi and mbappe there's nothing more great chance goal Mets a mere formality n on a certainty he is truly in the zone not even a hint of hesitation that is such a cool finish Mets make the perfect start they are already ahead oh shooting chance can finish Paris sanera have created a real intensity from the start and there's no sign of any letup interesting ball you can never be short of Runners into space as long as the space left behind is filled they've got to be quick moving this forward that's a terrific surge down the right he's found the way through powering header and yes it's there their level level in a tce yeah they say that fortune favors the brave and we've just seen an example this team has real personality and character sh so calm under pressure and he managed to Fashion a fine Finish Well he had to deal with an awful lot of unwanted attention but his tenacity WN the day Paris San grabb The Equalizer and we're all square well they just couldn't have responded any better Peter yeah there's the old cliche about how teams can lose focus after scoring but you still have to take your chances [Applause] brilliant hakeim mbapp he is through [Applause] here son a goal that's a half decent try yeah it's good movement though a bit unlucky he couldn't actually steer it [Applause] goalwards well that looks a decent ball Ball's gone astray leang in vus junor here he goes again and that is doing no harm at all oh his Instinct was brilliant but not the Finish it's a really well measured ball it's gone out for a throw in all it's played into the area oh that was vital treni now it's venicius JR into the final 5 minutes of the first [Music] half great ball and he's in here now the Finish it's anyone's ball now chooses to go back and the shots goal Perry s they've got it it was coming they have their reward it was a great finish he put it away with great poys Dead Eye accuracy no other outcome there that was banging the corner [Applause] Unstoppable two s go into the lead yeah for me this team seems to find it easier to attack than defend but now they're going to need to dig in at the back a bit he's picked his way [Applause] through here's the whistle for halim Paris sjain come roaring back in quite some style we've got a very different game now so there was the first half or give me a moment to get my breath back uh what a super half of football inent pack goals comebacks and being turned on its head which way it's going to go from here it's anyone's guess so for the first time this season it's halim Paris s have ultimately had the better of things in the first half ahead by the odd goal in three it is of course far from one both managers intensive mood as they head down the tunnel it is 2-1 here at halftime coming on the field we D into the second 45 minutes number 19 oh go loose ball now there's a Chase on to retrieve it could move up a gear [Applause] here well tied excellent interception par Sanam do look as though they've made a halftime change here I'll be fascinated to see how the change now affects their overall strategy and that's a throw it venicius Jor strong running down that Left Flank smoothly does it venicius Junior going face to face with his great rival oh well played goes down but nothing given and now the breakway spread it left the attendance for this match was 71 s do have options available on the bench if they want to go that way [Applause] pass is just off Target Alvarez is offering some sort of an apology there yeah the idea was right the delivery wasn't they can revisit that further on big chance [Applause] well that's well seen too [Applause] mbappe almost 75 minutes on the clock [Applause] now now has he got the beating of his marker here there's a real appetite from them to finally put this game to bed but will they played with [Applause] finesse almost there but it's cold sweats all round that looks a good ball through I think we're about to see a frenetic finish and no half measures from here oh that's fabulous well the defense proved infallible then but that won't be the last they'll see of him he's shifting through the gears here and that is it the referee has seen enough that is a very very tidy start reason for great satisfaction great optimism ahead of what we are sure will be a very competitive season your Reflections then Jim well I'm not sure the two bosses would