
Paris Saint-Germain vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lacklustre Paris Saint-Germain held by Nice in Ligue 1
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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
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PSG![]() |
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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
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,502
Ligue 1 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +57 | 84 |
2 | Marseille | 34 | +27 | 65 |
3 | AS Monaco | 34 | +22 | 61 |
4 | Nice | 34 | +25 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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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 |
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 |
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