You'd struggle to argue PSG have deserved this, but winning badly is what good teams do. It's harsh on Metz, but they were caught on the counter in stoppage time with a two-man advantage, which is pretty criminal.
90' +4
Just so we're clear, I was kidding when I said PSG were settling for a draw two minutes ago.
90' +3
J. Draxler has scored a goal for PSG!
GOOOALLLL! PSG have won it at the death, it's Draxler! Di Maria crosses from the left and though Icardi can't quite get to it, Oukidja doesn't get a good fist to the ball and it bounces up for the German, who nods it calmly into the empty net.
90' +2
With Diallo sent off and Bernat injured, PSG might just be happy to settle for a point now. They're struggling with nine men.
90'
There's going to be five minutes of added time. Can somebody finally conjure up a bit of quality in attack?
89'
Bernat has gone down the tunnel, hopping on his right foot as those two staff members carry him.
88'
PSG win a free-kick about 35 yards out and Di Maria goes for goal, having finally decided the crossing tactic isn't working. He gets it horribly wrong, firing it a long way high and wide.
87'
PSG want a penalty as Icardi goes up for a header with Boye and hits the deck, but there's nothing doing from the referee. Boye won the header, but he went over the top of the forward to get there. Seen them given.
86'
V. Angban enters the game and replaces V. Pajot.
Angban comes on in place of Pajot for the closing minutes.
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85'
This looks bad for Bernat. He's had to be helped off the field by two members of PSG staff, and he looks in real pain.
84'
B. Fadiga enters the game and replaces I. Gueye.
Now a PSG sub, as Fadiga - without a name on his shirt - replaces Gueye.
82'
T. Ambrose enters the game and replaces I. Niané.
Another Metz change. Maziz replaces Boulaya, who was bright in the first half but hasn't been a factor in the second.
Ambrose is also on for Metz, replacing Niane.
81'
Y. Maziz enters the game and replaces F. Boulaya.
Another PSG attack breaks down as Bernat catches Bronn late in the Metz area.
78'
Nguette threatens to race clear down the left for Metz, but Gueye gets across to make a great recovery tackle. Keeps the ball in and PSG come away with it.
76'
Oukidja spills a simple high cross under no pressure, but has plenty of time to gather up the loose ball.
75'
There's a quarter of an hour to go. Herrera's header from the corner is probably as close as we've come to a goal in the second half, because it's about the only time somebody's connected with a cross.
73'
O. Nguette enters the game and replaces H. Diallo.
Metz make their first change, Nguette on for Diallo.
72'
Maiga tracks back well to close down Gueye as he looks to find crossing space. Herrera meets the corner at the near post, but can't get a fine enough touch and heads wide of the near post.
69'
P. Kimpembe enters the game and replaces Pablo Sarabia.
Here's an interesting change. PSG are looking for a goal, but on comes Kimpembe for Sarabia.
67'
Di Maria looks to curl in yet another cross as Sarabia yet again looks to get in behind and yet again, it doesn't connect. Goal kick.
65'
A. Diallo gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Diallo is sent off! He gets a second yellow for pulling the shirt of Niane.
64'
Boye shows a brilliant turn of pace to get ahead of Sarabia after a long ball over the top. He absolutely ate up the ground there.
63'
Juan Bernat enters the game and replaces M. Bakker.
Bernat comes on for Bakker.
62'
Bernat looks to be getting ready to come on for PSG. Bakker overhits a cross from the left, nowhere near anybody useful.
61'
F. Centonze gets yellow.
Centonze is booked for treading on Di Maria's foot.
60'
The home crowd is beginning to sound pretty disgruntled. Which is fair enough, as this has been very dull.
58'
Boulaya delivers a Metz corner from the right, but it's easily cleared away. Surely at some point of this game, an attacking player is going to get on the end of a cross?
56'
J. Draxler gets yellow.
Draxler is booked for a late challenge on Centonze.
55'
In matches like this, you do see the issue with having a striker like Icardi leading the line. When he's not scoring, he doesn't do an awful lot else - which is fine when you have Neymar and Mbappe buzzing about, but the Metz defence is coping with this front three easily enough for the most part.
53'
Centonze gets up above Sarabia to knock another cross behind for a corner, which is headed away.
51'
Sarabia is constantly trying to run in behind through the left channel. Draxler aims for him with a raking long ball from deep, but he can't quite stretch to meet it in the air and it flies behind for a goal kick.
50'
Maiga looks to trick his way around Bakker by the corner flag, but the young defender gets a foot in.
48'
PSG look to have the perfect opportunity for a counter-attack with Sarabia racing clear down the left, but Icardi can't beat the last defender with his pass.
47'
Draxler tries to keep the ball in the air with some kick-ups at the edge of the area. It looks like he's pushed over by Centonze, but there's nothing given.
46'
H. Maïga gets yellow.
Maiga is booked for holding Icardi back.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: PSG 0-0 METZ
45' +1
One minute of stoppage time.
45'
The home fans voice their frustration as an offside flag goes up against Bakker on the left.
We're back up and running for the second half. Some entertainment, please!
44'
Diallo goes down in some pain after receiving a stray elbow from Diallo.
43'
Di Maria delivers a deep free-kick into the area from the right. Diallo gets ahead of Icardi to head behind, and a free-kick is given to the visitors for some shoving in the area anyway.
42'
PSG are getting plenty of crosses into the area but they just can't connect with any of them. Metz are making it difficult with the number of players they have back, but the qualiy of delivery just hasn't been good enough so far.
38'
Again Sarabia finds space at the left side of the area, but he can't find Icardi with his cut-back.
37'
A loose ball pops up to Gueye at the edge of the D. He takes a touch and shoots right-footed, but hits a low shot straight at Oukidja.
35'
Ten minutes to go until half-time, and it's not been a great one so far. PSG do miss their star duo of Neymar and Mbappe when they're not around.
32'
Sarabia gets in through the left channel and shoots from just outside the six-yard box, but he powers his effort over the crossbar.
31'
Di Maria loops a free-kick towards the penalty spot from a central area in midfield, but once again it's a white Metz shirt that gets to the ball first.
30'
A headed clearance falls to Herrera at the edge of the area, and he just has to shoot as he chests it down. He swings his right foot at the ball but sends his half-volley a long way over.
29'
Diallo gets up well to head clear a corner from the left.
28'
Delaine makes a good sliding interception by the left touchline to put the ball out and relieve some pressure.
27'
Icardi looks to lay off Draxler with a backheel in the area, but he doesn't quite connect with the ball and Fofana gets to it first.
25'
Diallo crosses from the right to Boulaya who finishes tamely, straight at Navas when free at the edge of the area - but it looked as though he was well offside and knew as much.
24'
Di Maria is looking lively tonight. He makes a great surging run before attempting a delicate pass in behind to Sarabia, but he can't quite keep it in as he looks to pull it back from the byline.
23'
Gueye lays the ball off to Bakker to cross from the left, but his lofted effort is nowhere near a PSG shirt and easily headed clear.
21'
It hasn't been a rip-roaring start to the game, but PSG are starting to apply a bit of sustained pressure now. Draxler has a pop from range after coming in from the right, but it flies high over the crossbar.
19'
Despite only 5000 fans being allowed in, there was a bit of an atmosphere generated against Marseille here the other night. It's sleepier today.
18'
Some neat play in midfield from PSG sees Icardi almost slipped in behind, but Oukidja comes out to grab the ball at the edge of the penalty area.
17'
Oukidja has been sprayed down and bandaged up, and he's ok to continue.
16'
There's going to be a bit of a break in play now as Oukidja took a flying boot in the thigh from Boye when clearing that corner, and he wants some stud marks in his thigh seen to.
14'
Oukidja almost puts his first through the back of a defender's head as he comes out to clear, but he does manage to get it away.
12'
First chance for PSG! It's a simple one as Di Maria floats in a cross from the left, and Icardi heads over from a central position, about eight yards out.
10'
Dagba is put under pressure at the back and forced to spoon a clearance out of play at the edge of the box, but Metz go all the way back to the goalkeeper from the resulting throw-in.
8'
The visitors have started brightly so far. You can tell it's a bit-part PSG team.
7'
Boulaya finds some space on the left and plays a lovely pass in behind for Niane through the middle. His first touch looks to be a good one but the ball just skids away from him as he looks to go around Navas, who comes out well to smother it.
6'
The Metz front three look to link up at the edge of the area, but Diallo's pass deflects off a defender into the arms of Navas.
5'
Boulaya gets in behind following a long punt upfield from goalkeeper Oukidja, but Dagba prevents him from getting a clear shot away.
4'
Di Maria's corner is headed mostly clear by the first man but the visitors can't get the ball properly away, and Icardi forces a throw-in by the corner flag.
3'
PSG hold onto possession in the Metz half as the visitors look to line up with a back five off the ball. Di Maria tries his luck from range and it deflects behind for a corner on the right.
2'
Metz win an early free-kick in midfield and it's swung into the box from near the right touchline, but it's headed clear easily enough. The ball eventually comes back in and Diallo stretches to try and turn it home at the corner of the six-yard box, but Navas drops down to gather.
1'
A. Diallo gets yellow.
We're off!
Diallo is booked for an early foul.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Ligue 1 match, as Thomas Tuchel’s defending champions Paris Saint-Germain look to put their bad start to the season behind them against Vincent Hognon’s Metz.
After two games and two defeats, PSG start the game way down in 18th place. Metz are level with them on points and goal difference, so it’s a real relegation six-pointer!
PSG (4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Mitchel Bakker, Marquinhos, Abdou Diallo, Colin Dagba; Idrissa Gueye, Ander Herrera, Julian Draxler; Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Pablo Sarabia.
SUBS: Presnel Kimpembe, Jese, Timothee Pembele, Juan Bernat, Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga, Kays Ruiz-Atil, Bandiougou Fadiga, Marcin Bulka.
METZ (4-3-1-2): Alexandre Oukidja; Thomas Delane, Dylan Bronn, John Boye, Fabien Centonze; Habib Diallo, Mamadou Fofana, Vincent Pajot; Farid Boulaya; Habib Maiga, Ibrahima Niane.
The teams are on their way out of the tunnel, and we're moments away from kick-off.
PSG could use some inspiration... could we see a rare appearance from the lesser-spotted Jese Rodriguez?
It's harsh on Metz, but they remain without a point at the bottom end of the table. PSG are off the mark, though three points only take them as high as 15th.
That's it from me tonight. Until the next time, it's adieu.
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