Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Nantes

FT
0 - 2

Paris Saint-Germain

3': Edinson Cavani
31': Blaise Matuidi

Paris Saint-Germain move clear of Lyon atop Ligue 1 table

Paris St. Germain moved three points clear of Lyon at the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win at Nantes.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nantes).
2': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
3': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint-Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gregory Van der Wiel.
6': Foul by Serge Gakpe (Nantes).
6': Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
12': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a through ball.
12': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Rémy Riou.
13': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Motta with a cross.
13': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
13': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a headed pass.
14': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a through ball.
16': Foul by Rémi Gomis (Nantes).
16': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes).
18': Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt saved. Serge Gakpe (Nantes) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a cross.
21': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gregory Van der Wiel with a cross.
22': Attempt blocked. Rémi Gomis (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt missed. Johan Audel (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Deaux with a headed pass.
22': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Gakpe.
25': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Nantes).
25': Delay in match Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) because of an injury.
25': Delay in match Papy Djilobodji (Nantes) because of an injury.
26': Papy Djilobodji (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain).
29': Serge Gakpe (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt saved. Johan Audel (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a cross.
31': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint-Germain 2. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a through ball.
32': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Rémi Gomis (Nantes).
34': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
36': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Thiago Motta tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.
37': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain).
37': Jordan Veretout (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Marquinhos.
39': Attempt missed. Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
41': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Audel with a cross.
44': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint-Germain 2.
0': Match ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint-Germain 2.
45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Paris Saint-Germain 2.
47': Attempt missed. Vincent Bessat (Nantes) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
48': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes).
48': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes).
48': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nantes).
50': Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Lucas Deaux (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Adrien Rabiot replaces Blaise Matuidi.
52': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain).
52': Issa Cissokho (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Serge Gakpe (Nantes).
54': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
56': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
56': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Lucas Deaux.
58': Foul by Rémi Gomis (Nantes).
58': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Delay in match Issa Cissokho (Nantes) because of an injury.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes).
62': Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Maxwell.
67': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregory Van der Wiel.
67': Offside, Nantes. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Serge Gakpe is caught offside.
68': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Vincent Bessat (Nantes).
68': Vincent Bessat (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Foul by Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain).
74': Issa Cissokho (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Issa Cissokho (Nantes).
75': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Yohan Cabaye replaces Marco Verratti.
76': Substitution, Nantes. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida replaces Johan Audel.
76': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
79': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain).
79': Jordan Veretout (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Papy Djilobodji (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
80': Offside, Nantes. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida tries a through ball, but Lucas Deaux is caught offside.
81': Hand ball by Issa Cissokho (Nantes).
81': Issa Cissokho (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Javier Pastore.
83': Substitution, Nantes. Valentin Rongier replaces Lucas Deaux.
85': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain).
85': Issa Cissokho (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Thiago Motta tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
86': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Rémi Gomis (Nantes).
87': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
87': Substitution, Nantes. Yacine Bammou replaces Serge Gakpe.
88': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Yohan Cabaye tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Lavezzi is caught offside.
89': Attempt blocked. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida.
90'+1': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida (Nantes).
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
90'+2': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Nantes).
90'+2': Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Motta with a through ball.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
90'+4': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Marquinhos.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint-Germain 2.

Statistics

PSG		NAN
6	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	5
57.9	Possession	42.1
14	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
518	Accurate Passes	343
602	Passes	411
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	10
12	Crosses	36
0.3	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	68
33	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
5	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	13
15	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
31	Effective Clearances	13
31	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,088

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	+5	11
4	Lille	5	+4	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nantes (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Rémy Riou (GK)
3	Papy Djilobodji
4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
8	Vincent Bessat
22	Issa Cissokho
13	Serge Gakpé
6	Rémi Gomis
25	Jordan Veretout
18	Lucas Déaux
7	Alejandro Bedoya
21	Johan Audel

Nantes Substitutes:

Georges-Kévin N'Koudou, Olivier Veigneau, Koffi Djidji, Valentin Rongier, Ismaël Bangoura, Yacine Bammou, Maxime Dupé.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Nicolas Douchez (GK)
5	Marquinhos
2	Thiago Silva
17	Maxwell
23	Gregory van der Wiel
8	Thiago Motta
14	Blaise Matuidi
24	Marco Verratti
10	Zlatan Ibrahimovic
9	Edinson Cavani
27	Javier Pastore

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Zoumana Camara, Yohan Cabaye, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Mike Maignan, Lucas Moura, Adrien Rabiot, Lucas Digne.

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