French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, April 2, 2016
Nice DLWWW 1
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Paris Saint-Germain WDWWL 4
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NICE101
PSG224
Parc des Princes · 46,919 att.

Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat trick spurs PSG to comfortable win over Nice

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made it 30 Ligue 1 goals for the season by netting a hat trick as champions Paris Saint-Germain defeated high-flying Nice 4-1.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
44.3
Possession
55.7
6
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
440
Accurate Passes
584
511
Passes
655
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
40
30
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
11
12
Clearances
15

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 16Kevin TrappG
  2. 32David LuizCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 17MaxwellLB
  5. 5MarquinhosRB
  6. 8Thiago MottaCM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 25Adrien RabiotRM
  9. 10Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 35Hervin OngendaLF
  11. 7Lucas MouraRF

NICE · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 20Maxime Le MarchandCD-L
  3. 4Paul BaysseCD-R
  4. 22Nampalys MendyDM
  5. 13Niklas HultLB
  6. 23Ricardo PereiraRB
  7. 9Hatem Ben ArfaAM
  8. 6Jean Michaël SeriLM
  9. 26Vincent KozielloRM
  10. 14Alassane PléaCF-L
  11. 28Valère GermainCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by David Luiz with a through ball.
  2. 18' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
  3. 34' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 48' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1. David Luiz (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hervin Ongenda with a cross following a corner.
  5. 64' Substitution, Nice. Wallyson Mallmann replaces Vincent Koziello.
  6. 64' Substitution, Nice. Franck Honorat replaces Alassane Pléa.
  7. 68' Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Thiago Motta.
  9. 69' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani replaces Hervin Ongenda.
  10. 80' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Lucas Moura.
  11. 82' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Nice 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a through ball.
  12. 90' Substitution, Nice. Stéphan Raheriharimanana replaces Jean Michael Seri.

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