
Paris Saint-Germain vs Nantes, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 13 - 1
PSG's Lionel Messi scores first Ligue 1 goal in win over Nantes
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Lionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as PSG opened a 13-point table lead despite playing almost half an hour with 10 men in a win over Nantes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 5': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Juan Bernat is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 12': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
- 15': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
- 15': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
- 17': Hand ball by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 17': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 20': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 20': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcus Coco.
- 22': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 23': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Fábio (Nantes).
- 26': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Idrissa Gueye is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 29': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 33': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 36': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 36': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 38': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 39': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 39': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
- 39': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 40': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Sébastien Corchia because of an injury.
- 44': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 45': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
- 46': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 46': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Coco with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 53': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 53': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Coco.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 54': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 54': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 56': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
- 57': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Substitution, Nantes. Osman Bukari replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 58': Substitution, Nantes. Quentin Merlin replaces Fábio.
- 60': Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
- 62': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the red card.
- 68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Rico replaces Neymar.
- 68': Offside, Nantes. Quentin Merlin tries a through ball, but Jean-Charles Castelletto is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Juan Bernat.
- 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Marco Verratti.
- 76': Attempt saved. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross.
- 76': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Willem Geubbels replaces Marcus Coco.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Wylan Cyprien replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 81': Own Goal by Dennis Appiah, Nantes. Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1.
- 83': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 83': Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 84': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 87': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
- 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1.
Statistics
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PSG![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 6 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 5 |
33.6 | Possession | 66.4 |
12 | SHOTS | 14 |
6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
333 | Accurate Passes | 714 |
377 | Passes | 772 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
17 | Crosses | 7 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
40 | Long Balls | 28 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
19 | Tackles | 22 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 5 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
15 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,777
Ligue 1 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | +8 | 16 |
2 | Marseille | 7 | +10 | 15 |
3 | Strasbourg | 7 | +7 | 15 |
4 | Lyon | 7 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Keylor Navas (GK) ![]() |
22 | Abdou Diallo |
24 | Thilo Kehrer |
14 | Juan Bernat |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
8 | Leandro Paredes |
6 | Marco Verratti ![]() |
27 | Idrissa Gueye |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
10 | Neymar |
30 | Lionel Messi |
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
3 | Andrei Girotto |
21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
2 | Fabio |
24 | Sébastien Corchia |
10 | Ludovic Blas ![]() |
5 | Pedro Chirivella ![]() |
18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
11 | Marcus Coco |
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