Paris Saint-Germain vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

FT
0 - 0

Nice

Lacklustre Paris Saint-Germain held by Nice in Ligue 1

Lionel Messi had a night to forget as PSG were held to a stalemate at the Parc des Princes by Nice in a dull Ligue 1 encounter on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Dante (Nice).
3': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
6': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
6': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
7': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
9': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
11': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice).
11': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Danilo Pereira is caught offside.
14': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
14': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
18': Attempt saved. Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
23': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
27': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
28': Foul by Dante (Nice).
28': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
29': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
30': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba with a cross.
32': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
35': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
39': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
40': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
41': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
42': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
45': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
47': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
47': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Foul by Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain).
48': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
49': Éric Ebimbe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
51': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
51': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
53': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a corner.
55': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
56': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
56': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
56': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui with a cross.
60': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
61': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
61': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Éric Ebimbe.
64': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
66': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
66': Justin Kluivert (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
70': Offside, Nice. Justin Kluivert tries a through ball, but Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
71': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
72': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
72': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Justin Kluivert.
74': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Mario Lemina.
75': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Pereira.
75': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
76': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Ángel Di María.
77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Presnel Kimpembe.
80': Substitution, Nice. Amine Gouiri replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
84': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
85': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
88': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
88': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
89': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
89': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
90': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Delort.
90'+2': Foul by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice).
90'+2': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.

Statistics

NICE		PSG
13	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	2
29.9	Possession	70.1
4	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
229	Accurate Passes	661
305	Passes	732
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.1
47	Long Balls	35
19	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	9
15	Effective Tackles	4
21	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
18	Interceptions	8
27	Effective Clearances	4
27	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,502

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lens	14	+12	31
2	Paris Saint-Germain	14	+15	30
3	Marseille	14	+21	29
4	Lille	14	+11	26

Full Table

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
5	Marquinhos
25	Nuno Mendes
2	Achraf Hakimi
15	Danilo Pereira
28	Junior Dina Ebimbe
27	Idrissa Gueye
30	Lionel Messi
7	Kylian Mbappé
11	Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Keylor Navas, Rafinha, Abdou Diallo, Thilo Kehrer, Mauro Icardi, Edouard Michut, Leandro Paredes, Colin Dagba, Marco Verratti.

Nice (4-4-2)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
4	Dante
25	Jean-Clair Todibo
26	Melvin Bard
23	Jordan Lotomba
18	Mario Lemina
6	Morgan Schneiderlin
21	Justin Kluivert
28	Hicham Boudaoui
9	Kasper Dolberg
7	Andy Delort

Nice Substitutes:

Amine Gouiri, Flavius Daniliuc, Calvin Stengs, Hassane Kamara, Khephren Thuram, Youcef Atal, Marcin Bulka, Lucas Da Cunha, Alexis Claude-Maurice.

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